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For those who would like to get started in project management the RIGHT way, here are a few suggestions: # When it comes to project management, general management, and many other careers you just need to go get some experience. Get on a project team somehow and find someone who is doing what you want to get into. Ask them to mentor you. Do odd jobs for them, things they find tedious but that you will learn from. Go above and beyond and tap into the veterans. You will be surprised how quickly a great attitude and passion can open doors for progressively greater levels of responsibility. # If you have no experience yet, the PMP certification is NOT for you. Neither are the IPMA certifications. The lowest-level IMPA certification requires "2 FTE years working on projects or 6 months and BA/BS" experience. The PMP requires 3 of experience with a BA/BS, or 5 without. I interpret "leads and directs project teams" as experience as an actual project manager. # A great way to get some formal education and an introductory certification is to go for the CAPM exam. The minimum requirements for this exam are 23 contact hours of project management education OR 1,500 hours where you "contribute to a project team". If you do seek education in project management, I would like to add that it's value is greatly diminished unless you are actively working in a project environment where you can implement the concepts you are learning, or at least use a real project environment as a means for comparing "book learning" to real life. Source: http://pmstudent.com/new-to-project-management

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