According to a published report on the gap in project management human resource talent (Project Management Institute, 2013), between 2010 and 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created globally across seven project-intensive industries (para. 1). As a student in PMAN 634 here at University of Maryland University College, you are taking steps to gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to assume a project management position.

Prompt:

• Identify and describe at least three potential project management roles/positions that you would consider as likely employment once you have completed the Project Management Program, or any other program in which you are enrolled.
• In what industry are you most likely to find these project management roles/positions?
• How will completing this course, or the PMAN program in project management, prepare you to assume one of these roles/positions, in the industry of your choice, in project management profession?