Week 1
Individual Learning Activity
Learning Activity 1A:
Project managers drive change and innovation. Reading about
the history of project management shows you the innovation it drove in the
past. Now take a moment to think about
an exciting product or service that you use – it was also built by a team led
by a project manager. Go onto a job search website (e.g. Monster,
Careerbuilder, Indeed) and type in “project manager” as a search term. Note how
many responses come back, then narrow the search to look for companies that
provide the product or service you chose.
See what types of project managers they are looking for and find a
posting that you might be interested in.
Explain where you looked and the number of jobs you found. Then explain why you chose that company, that
particular job, and what the requirements are for that position. Include a link to the web page that contains
the job description you chose.
Learning Activity 1B:
What is the single most important skill or characteristic in
a project manager to ensure project success?
Defend your choice and be sure to use the course readings. (Choose just one skill or characteristic,
then make a case!) If you choose to
respond to others in this theme, select someone who identified a different
skill or characteristic than what you chose and try to convince them why your
selection is more important.
