Day In The Life of a REMOTE PROJECT MANAGER

[@JustAGrl007]

I’m currently taking the Google PM course and I really like that I’m picking up on the terminology listening to you discuss what you’re working on 🤗 I guess I am retaining the information.

[@themaxmao]

Great to hear! I hope to continue making helpful content!

[@jiimyy9729]

have you finished it bro?

[@victorrodriguez4081]

How did it turn out? Did you finish and get a remote job? Currently looking into that.

[@amazinglycricket9716]

Hey can you give us some insight about your experience I just enrolled in Google PM certification course

[@ltk7309]

​@@victorrodriguez4081 Nope, it's good for beginners that's all, it won't help you get a job. All jobs require you to have relevant work experience, so spend time on gaining experience instead of getting useless certificates that employers don't care about.

[@TheFacelessTraveller]

Manifesting a REMOTE PROJECT MANAGER JOB, one that will allow me to live and live beautifully! Your content is amazing! Taking my PMP next month and I’m transitioning into project management and I trust that the Universe is working in my favor 🙏🏾 Keep up the good work, you are an encouragement to us.

[@themaxmao]

Glad the content is helpful! Goodluck with your journey!

[@TheFacelessTraveller]

@@themaxmao Thank you 🙏🏾

[@raymondwright7757]

@TheFacelessTraveller when did the requirement change for taking the PMP exam? When I took it in 2007 you needed prior project management experience.

[@TheFacelessTraveller]

@@raymondwright7757 I have been in project management but in the capacity of an assistant, not taking any major roles. Like a PM or any major ones. It’s actually being assigned roles in PM that got me interested in it and I gained 5 years of experience.

[@Y0sHiikus]

​@@raymondwright7757you do still require experience. The thing is, there are tons of applied experience that aren't done under the title of "project manager" that still apply the practice and rack up the experience.

[@r3gal.r3tlaw89]

I've watch this like 6 times. It's prolly one of the best PM videos I've watched. Just clean

[@themaxmao]

wow really appreciate it!

[@alexhenry4784]

Appreciate this video! I'm a transitioning Army captain into the PM space and I've been trying to see what the civ side of project management looks like. Really informative and I appreciate the effort

[@maglifetraveltv8691]

As officers, our function is to be a project manager

[@jeffu3248]

Thank you for this! I have a growing interest in Project Management and you simplified the heck of it

[@themaxmao]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CostcoSamurai]

Working as a project manager in a global biotech company in Japan, I've learned that managing stakeholders here needs a personal touch. It’s more than sending emails or quick updates; it’s about being in the room, face-to-face, making sure every strategy detail is understood. For some remote team members, online meetings work fine, but with key stakeholders, direct conversations are essential. Each one-on-one meeting adds another piece to the puzzle-crucial for keeping everyone aligned and moving forward together.

[@themaxmao]

@@CostcoSamurai great point! the puzzle metaphor is really interesting. always tailor your approach. it’s important to get a sense of who your stakeholders are and identify what’s important to them.

[@iAmSynthrax]

Came from your PMP prep video. Cool to get some insight into your PM life. Great content, Max!

[@themaxmao]

Thanks Tyler! Appreciate the support

[@JustCrowned]

Excellent content. The editing is really smooth. Project manager is a neat job.

[@themaxmao]

appreciate the support!

[@raymondwright7757]

I am glad to see your experience as a project manager is based on reality. There was another project manager on KZbin stating he finished work at 5PM and didn't look at emails before starting work. I found that to be truly unrealistic. As far as the demo goes, I would like to think you ran through it yesterday and not waiting until half an hour prior to make sure everything is okay.

[@themaxmao]

I try to keep my content as insightful/realistic as I can. Per the demo, my teams and I had spent over a week prior preparing and making adjustments. It's important to know that videos are just snapshots of movies. They certainly don't showcase all the preparation and hard work that goes into making projects a success.

[@raymondwright7757]

@@themaxmao Let people know that. Your video is very good, but you also have to let people know it's not a walk in the park. Keep up the good work. Don't mind me. I realize you have to save time in your presentation, otherwise people may loose interest. Keep up the good work.

[@evawang900]

i liked how you spoke of sequencing importance, lesson learned!

[@themaxmao]

so important!!

[@rajeevthapa1468]

I like your philosophy about balance and focusing on only few key areas and progressing on it.

[@themaxmao]

life is short, stay focused on the prize

[@jonesie8377]

As a remote IT Project manager this is the most realistic day in the life I’ve seen with 4-6 hours of meetings being a norm 🙃

[@themaxmao]

Keeping it real!

[@tonyh.anderson2658]

Will you make a video of your day in a life?

[@kobbyoppong-williams3006]

Hi I trust your good How long have you been an IT project manager field?

[@ltk7309]

@@themaxmao do you also have a CAPM or CSM?? Which certificate is better for getting into IT project management?

[@themaxmao]

@@ltk7309 depending on the type of IT PM role, both the CAPM and CSM can be helpful in building your resume!

[@bcreative2772]

very good thanks i liked how you spoke of sequencing importance, lesson learned!

[@themaxmao]

Very important! Thanks for commenting :)

[@Aymen0627]

Thank you for the video! I'm a current software engineer looking through some roles to transition to. I appreciate your insights and daily flow.

[@sleepilyawaken]

Great video! Can you give some recommendations to people who want to work as a project manager? What characteristics a person should have in order to be a good PM? Maybe you can recommend some courses for beginners?

[@themaxmao]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Will plan to make a future video on how to break into PM! I made a 5 part series breaking down project management - feel free to check those videos out!

[@lifeadvice1219]

Hi Max, nice video and presentation , I am just starting as a project manager , so I would like to share some insights, Is there a way I could build a portfolio so that I could share to my next potential employers, also apart from pmp , prince , scrum , what else could i do to upskill myself , like learning cloud and certification of aws , azure, gcp . It would be really great if you could share some insights on these.

[@themaxmao]

@@lifeadvice1219hi! great questions - will tackle these in a future video!

[@collect3d100]

Great video, keep going!!! Greetings from Poland.

[@themaxmao]

Appreciate the support!!

[@kaitlynlee5365]

love the cow slippers as a part of ur work attire max!

[@siddharthkakoty4628]

Really insightful video. Gave me the direction on what path to pursue next 😊

[@themaxmao]

best of luck you got this

[@chandrakantmahapatra1317]

A remote project management job like yours would be a dream come true. Btw, have you done coding on your projects? Can Liberal Arts majors like myself break into project management?

[@themaxmao]

Any major can break in - hardest part is getting your first gig. I’m not formally trained in coding, but knowing it can sometimes help in troubleshooting complex software issues. I made a video on how to break into project management with no experience - check it out and let me know your thoughts!

[@themaxmao]

Link here to breaking into project management: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enKwY6uLpdtkh8U

[@Vandandivas]

Please I just got my PMP certification please how can I get a job with it online please 😢

[@razayashab1294]

Hi @MaxMao! You're doing a great job educating and motivating people like me break into PM. I want to ask, I have a background in SaaS Customer Success Management and have a Marketing & Management degree. I have gained basic Project Management experience working on projects working as Customer Success Manager. Can I break into PM with Google Certificate? Or I will have to take a PMP certification to land my dream remote PM job? I know PMP will seal the deal for but will alternate (easy) PM certifications help in anyway?

[@tonyh.anderson2658]

Good video really enjoyed this🎉

[@themaxmao]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kaitlynaksenov4019]

Hi so im currently a military spouse finishing up my project managment courses moving into taking the exam for it currently and im having some trouble looking for remote jobs that dont require some type of job exp how did you land where you work and what does the work load look like for you?

[@themaxmao]

@@kaitlynaksenov4019 hi! I go over my career journey (linking video here): kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaq7c4iVeLqXgsksi=92t5ZP_zS1nDxP44 Work load is highly variable depending on the type of job you’re at and how “active” your projects are. Hope this helps!

[@farrunuriddinov2196]

Hello thank you very much for this video. now l have finished all my PM courses how can l find remote job

[@michaeldiaz6060]

Hello, how did you land a job. Ive been applying for 3 months through out my Coursera course of the PM certificate. I can’t seem to land a project coordinator position.

[@JuuC]

Hi! What is your opinion of Google's project manager course? I'm a complete beginner and I'd like to become a project manager but don't know if that course would/could be enough?

[@themaxmao]

hi! haven’t take that actually, if i do, ill make a video reviewing it! these courses teach you basic PM principles

[@omarcervantes8056]

hi, what kind of projects do you manage?

[@roti1873]

"did I mention I do fasted cardio?"

[@themaxmao]

back when i did cardio lol rip

[@jennakingmusic_]

😆

[@Bearded_Hermit]

💀💀💀

[@anaivis24]

I Want to try becoming a coordinator Is new to me and I heard they wrk with project managers as well. I just stumbled with ur video Since my ex partner is a project Manager just wanted to see what exactly is what he does as well. So I thought ur vid could be helpful .

[@autodidactech1066]

Your calf muscles are huge!

[@themaxmao]

soccer legs haha!

[@dandiprimio1085]

Extend the video to 10 minutes for monetization

[@themaxmao]

should’ve extended the outro by 2 seconds

[@ChannelFish279]

Nice video!

[@themaxmao]

Thank you!!

[@btsarmysuki3595]

I'm successful completed the Google project management course. Now me find jobs. Can you tell me best project management job website

[@kaycampbell364]

what qualifications do you need please ?

[@themaxmao]

PM experience - depends on the industry

[@carrotmusic6172]

Hi Max, is it possible to work remotly from Vietnam to Tech company in US. Thanks

[@themaxmao]

This will be entirely dependent on the organization. While there most likely are opportunities to work remotely in the U.S. while living in a different country, keep in mind this may be challenging to find due to the time differences!

[@huevuive]

Thanks for your sharing. I never give up to work at home as remote project manager.

[@986manav]

hooked

[@EeinarReviews]

A pleasure to have you join us on your day off? that is sooooo wrong....

[@thomassalinas5368]

What do you use for video editing

[@themaxmao]

Planning to go over all the tools/resource I use in an upcoming video - would that be helpful?

[@thomassalinas5368]

I'm starting to get into Project management I m study for my CAPM and finishing my degree in management Currently I work as a water pipeline construction management inspector So I have alot of communication with our PMs which are usually engineers lol Any advice on starting out as a PM?

[@themaxmao]

@@thomassalinas5368 watch this video I made first kzbin.info/www/bejne/enKwY6uLpdtkh8U

[@themaxmao]

Afterwards, watch all 5 parts of this series I made here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIqVnIuVe7yKrKM Teaches you everything you need to know

[@BibleSamurai]

meetings, meetings, meetings....

[@themaxmao]

story of every PM’s life!

[@Calvin_Chen]

how come you woke up at 7:16 but gym clock says 6:47

[@themaxmao]

im impressed you saw that lol. clock wasn’t set correctly prob because the power went out last week

[@autodidactech1066]

What's wrong with cilantro?

[@themaxmao]

Lol I don’t like the taste

[@TheC0okies]

where can i get a pair of cow slippers

[@themaxmao]

Amazon :)

[@MrWuggles]

Goddamn bro got them calves

[@themaxmao]

should i drop my workout routine? like this comment if that would be interesting!

[@cheedovision39]

This is why shouldn’t smoke weed!

[@JohnnyGibson230]

Lunch choice: definitely NOT a good ecological example !!

[@laurenlee1256]

way to maximize your time