How to Become an IT Project Manager Without Experience (2024)

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It's hard to become an IT project manager. Hundreds of questions appear! What roles to apply for? What education or certification do I need? How to position yourself as a good candidate for the role of an IT project manager?
This video teaches a proven strategy of how to become an IT project manager without experience. You'll learn how to write a new resume for a project manager. You'll learn what certifications will help you get a better job. I'll also share an approach that helped me become an IT project manager.
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00:00 | Transition to an IT Project Manager
01:21 | The Biggest Mistake
02:53 | Different Types of Experience
03:50 | Hiring Process Explained
06:22 | Proven Strategy of Becoming an IT Project Manager
08:08 | Resume of a Junior Project Manager
14:48 | Project Management Certifications
17:56 | How to get PM experience?
20:11 | Assistant Project Manager Path
21:26 | How to gain experience of a project manager
25:31 | How to master the basics of project management
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[@ITProjectManagers]

📚 Practical Project Management Book👇👇👇 Get The Book: itpmschool.com/go/book/

[@toniatsopovits]

Do you sell on any other platform, except Amazon?

[@ITProjectManagers]

@@toniatsopovits the paperback version is available only at Amazon. You can buy the e-book version directly from my site.

[@randriamahandryrado9800]

Hi, what is the main difference between the book and the course ?

[@719cmk]

Great content that is proven to get into this work. Thank you, Dmytro!

[@ITProjectManagers]

Thank you! You feedback means a lot to me!

[@sebastianalcaraz2382]

You're my HERO. thank you

[@ITProjectManagers]

You are welcome. I wish you good luck in becoming a great IT Project Manager!

[@user-ud7im5eg6s]

your videos are best,very clear representation of topics with use cases............ ...from india thank you..

[@ITProjectManagers]

So nice of you! Glad it was helpful

[@abdulo8963]

I am from Nigeria and I have the book. It's easy to follow and engaging! Alot of work went into it. Thanks

[@ITProjectManagers]

Thanks for your kind feedback. Glad you find it useful.

[@Jasmine-cn4wc]

Thanks for clarifying the different PM experiences. I didn't know it could be achievable with limited experience. Highly informative and practical👍Thanks for sharing

[@ITProjectManagers]

Glad it was helpful, Jasmine!

[@monke5004]

The Chicken and egg.. I started my own project and delivered a mobile game and a few other deliverables. I hope this is enough when I interview in March! 🙏

[@ITProjectManagers]

Yes, I may be enough. Just ensure you use the project management terminology to explain how you planned it, gathered requirements, identified scope, and executed the project!

[@monke5004]

@@ITProjectManagers I'm currently taking the coursera Google PM course and plan to take agile/scrum certification course before March. Thank you for all that you do ❤️

[@ITProjectManagers]

Good selection of courses. You are on the right track. Keep in mind that getting a job in a new position is the game of numbers. You'll need multiple interview to get the PM job. So, don't be discouraged by the possible rejections.

[@tomaszchmielak4992]

Since June 2023 I'm in position of the Senior Project Engineer in Automatics Industry. I've run hundreds of projects (control cabinets and control panels) for various industries. It's not exactly purely a Project Manager role, because I dealt with lots of technical issues as well as cooperation with Design Department, Production Department and Logistics is critical at my job. Can I in this case name myself as an Senior Project Manager?

[@ITProjectManagers]

Good question, Tomasz. First of all, ask yourself this. Do you feel like you know project management on a senior level? If yes, nothing should stop you from put a PM title in your resume. You can always say that you acted as a Project Manager in your Project Engineer role. But you must describe your Project Engineer's experience from project management perspective. By the way, there's no negative consequences for you if you test it out. So, I say go for it.

[@biensantee]

Thank you for your videos and expertise advise. What would you recommend for someone in my situation with over 5 years of leadership and project management (PMP certified), but no technical IT background? My goal is to be an IT Manager so in the meantime I'm seeking a degree in IT Management.

[@ITProjectManagers]

I recommend you watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6fGaZZqfb2KqLc It explains how to get the required technical skills. So, overall, I recommend that you spend some time to learn basics concepts like SDLC and explore technologies a bit. After that, go ahead and start applying for IT PM jobs.

[@lifeiscool2957]

Bought your book. Tried to subscribe to the pm basics but no email to my inbox.

[@ITProjectManagers]

Thanks for purchasing the book! Could you please clarify what you subscribed for? I'll try to fix it for you.

[@toniatsopovits]

Dmytro, what do you think about Google PM Certification;

[@ITProjectManagers]

I'm totally biased here because I have my own project management course. The reason I created the course is this: All PM certifications, like PMP or Google PM, are an attempt to reverse engineer what project managers do in the real word. But... - PMI PMP decided they want to create a universal and generic PM approach. - Google is a bit biased as well. That's because they see project management through the lens of how Google works. ...and there's only one Google. The rest of the world works differently. - I decided to reverse engineer what I experienced in the real world in different organizations. And I focused on the practicality of my PM approach. So, with all this in mind, is Google PM Certification a good course? Yes, it is. Will it help you manage real projects in the messy world outside of Google? I'm not fully convinced.

[@sebastianalcaraz2382]

I have a question: is administrative assistant an indirect experience or direct experience for project management?

[@ITProjectManagers]

I would say, it's indirect experience. But you may claim you know how to organize work, communicate, lead people, and maybe manage vendors. At the same time, you probably did some small projects in addition to the ongoing responsibilities. So, you need to describe all of that in project management terms. If you can, you can claim to have some direct project management experience.

[@youtuberules650]

Is it only for IT PM, can it benefit me if am running other projects but not IT projects? Cause I barely know a thing in IT

[@ITProjectManagers]

If you are talking about the book, yes, you'll benefit from it as well. IT written from the perspective on the general project management. You can apply the knowledge to any industry.