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pi29 replied to the topic Engineer vs. Manager in the forum Project Management Application: Clinical Trial 6 years, 1 month ago
I would choose a project management position but only after working as an engineer for a couple of years. I think having that technical background and actually knowing the process and work the engineers go throughout validate and create processes is very valuable and will make you a better project management. At work I’ve seen the engineers work with people from various departments and not just higher positions but technicians as well. You learn all the processes and the problems that the people who are actually executing the problems are doing. After obtaining this knowledge I would like to become a project manager. I like the idea of planning and organizing a project and getting to work with people from all departments. I do think that learning more effective communication methods would help me be a better project manager even more than all the technical knowledge. From the simulations in this class I have noticed the importance of getting your team to respond in a timely manner which is harder than it should be.