Project Management Consulting - Tough but Rewarding

The beacon for companies that look for a specific type of project managers is project management consulting.  These project managers have fiery leadership skills and a dedication to seeing a project to completion.  In addition, you need to have the following characteristics:

  • Confident

  • Problem solver

  • Motivated

  • Obsessive

  • Lateral thinker

  • Personable

  • Flexible

  • Assertive

  • Honest

  • Realistic


The fewer of these trains you have, the less likely you are to become a project manager consultant.  Fortunately, many of these traits can be acquired or learned so it is not the end of the road.  As long as you are determined and willing to show your dedication to becoming a project management consultant, and if your portfolio supports your claims, there is a fair chance you will find your way into a consultant position.

Project management consulting is probably best described as a ‘job-on-wheels’ since projects are usually a set of tasks that have a definite schedule: development of a new tracking system or the construction of franchise outlets for instance.

Thus if you are a project management consultant, your job ends the minute the project reaches the finishing line. Project management consulting is also a highly demanding job as there is little room for error and iteration.

A project management consulting team is the group put together by the project manager who is going to be in charge of the project.  The project management consulting team should have members that will contribute to the skills the project needs.

The other functions of the project management consulting team include distribution decisions based on skill-set. Project management consulting is vital to the company's ability to successfully see the completion of a project.

A project management consulting position is not for you if you are wizened by years of experience in handling the details and stresses of project management consulting. To join a project management consulting firm as project manager or part of a team means you need to possess an impeccable track record as a senior member or as a member of a project management consulting team.

Another way of landing an opportunity to work in project management consulting is of course a project management consulting company. If you are a specialist in a particular field you will find it easier to find a job with a project management consulting company. If you are a fresher with a high score, you may be able to get in the door of a project management consulting company but you will have to work hard to prove it and the experience will probably elevate you to project manager. If you start a job with a project management consulting company, be sure to let your supervisor know your career goals so that they can help you chart a career in project management consulting.

Project management consulting is a tough but an equally rewarding experience and will greatly develop you as an individual too.  If you can use what you have read here, your chances are better than even that you will get the project management consultancy you are looking for.

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