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In your career as a project manager, what industry did you enjoy the most and was it hard to make a transition from one opposite spectrum to the other?

Some project managers are exposed to different industries i.e. Oil and Gas going to IT or Media going to Engineering.

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Question added by Erika Southey , IT Project Manager , UCS TS
Date Posted: 2013/09/02
Erika Southey
by Erika Southey , IT Project Manager , UCS TS

I most enjoyed my time in production operations in the Oil and Gas Industry

I am also enjoying the software/hardware deployment projects in IT

 

For me, I have seen Aviation, Oil and Gas, Mining and Governments, and I can confirm that you would enjoy a project mainly because of the people surrounding you, how supportive they are, and how well you could manage expectations and communicate with them. As for making the transition, it would depend, as some people expect the project manager to know everything (even though I believe we shouldn't).

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

I have enjoyed in all aspects of IT.

Muhammed Sallout
by Muhammed Sallout , Technology Development Manager , GLORY TECHNOLOGY

Networking

Tanveer Ahmad Niazi
by Tanveer Ahmad Niazi , CEO (Self-employed) , Project Management Training & Consultant

I am a Forensic Scheduler (previously called Delay Analyst), and like the building construction projects where I have more opportunities to apply my skills and ideas as there is often too variations change orders are seen 

raouf mahrous
by raouf mahrous , Project Manager , Engineering Consultant N.G

i have enjoyed building hotels and resorts

eyad Mohmed
by eyad Mohmed , مدير عام الشركه , شركة مواقع للتجارة والمقاولات

For me, I have seen Aviation, constraction , Oil and Gas, Mining and Governments, projects where I have more opportunities to apply my skills and ideas as there is often too variations change orders are seen,

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

I enjoyed project management in the IT industry. On the other hand IT projects covers a wide range of industries and proably that is why I didn't find it hard to move from one industry to others.

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