Project Manager Introduction

What Does Education Bring to Project Management?

Between 2010 and 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created globally across seven project-intensive industries.

—PMI Project Management Talent Gap Report (March 2013)

In 2013, a global survey of Project Management Institute's professionals found that the market demand will create 15.7 million new project manager jobs in the decade 2010–2020, a growth rate of over 12%, accompanied by a much fast than average growth rate in salaries.

So, will bringing project management to education in schools fill the pipeline and close the gap between future demand and the supply of new PM professionals?

One of the important missions of education is to prepare ...

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