Everyday Project Management

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Learning from Your Experience

In this chapter, you learn how to maintain perspective in your role as project manager, the enduring value of mastering project management software, why it pays to keep your eyes and ears open, and how to be ready for what’s next.

Life Is for Learning

Whether you volunteered to lead your current project or were assigned to it, and whether you eagerly anticipate starting work each day or dread it, it’s vital to keep your role as project manager in perspective. Managing a project—and managing it well—often leads to managing larger projects; acquiring increasingly valuable, marketable skills; being promoted as a supervisor, manager, or department head; gaining respect and admiration; and earning increases in pay, ...