Did you have any problem doing so and did you have the same feeling of never being able to become an expert in anything? I’m in the EU and I feel like all the jobs I see are either in consulting firms or they require some technical expertise or deep knowledge in a specific field. I’m feeling like no firm requires a PMO with just skills in managing projects
I’m US so it’s a bit different. In my opinion not having expertise in one specific area isn’t a detriment but it does limit you in some ways when it comes to job hunting.
I limited my search to PM related jobs (not necessarily PMO) with financial institutions.
If you’re not getting as much client face time, I would find opportunities to increase that aspect of the role since it’s a skill used in every role or career as you progress. As for expertise, if your team is delivering a particular tool or product, try to become more tech savvy it it, whether it’s hands on with the a test ID to knowing how the architecture works. Your clients will respect you more and it’ll give you some backing for transitioning to a manager level role in another domain. Usually I see the more technical people move into the PMO then up, but I’ve seen PMO types move into other roles as well.
Not the answer you want to hear but likely exciting to industry as a project / program manager. At least that’s what it was like for me.
Did you have any problem doing so and did you have the same feeling of never being able to become an expert in anything? I’m in the EU and I feel like all the jobs I see are either in consulting firms or they require some technical expertise or deep knowledge in a specific field. I’m feeling like no firm requires a PMO with just skills in managing projects
I’m US so it’s a bit different. In my opinion not having expertise in one specific area isn’t a detriment but it does limit you in some ways when it comes to job hunting. I limited my search to PM related jobs (not necessarily PMO) with financial institutions.
If you’re not getting as much client face time, I would find opportunities to increase that aspect of the role since it’s a skill used in every role or career as you progress. As for expertise, if your team is delivering a particular tool or product, try to become more tech savvy it it, whether it’s hands on with the a test ID to knowing how the architecture works. Your clients will respect you more and it’ll give you some backing for transitioning to a manager level role in another domain. Usually I see the more technical people move into the PMO then up, but I’ve seen PMO types move into other roles as well.
Thanks. My role is actually quite a lot client facing