Project Management

is my passion.

Project Managers serve as the crucial connection between executive leadership and frontline staff as their role involves ensuring strategic alignment throughout the project's duration.  In order to better prepare myself for this, I elected to pursue my MBA back in November of 2022.  I felt that having a MBA would significantly enhance my capabilities, especially in the following areas:

 

  • Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making:
    • One of the key benefits of an MBA education is its emphasis on strategic thinking.  The strategic mindset cultivated through an MBA program could better empower me as a Project Manager to make well-informed decisions, foresee potential challenges, and adapt my strategies to meet evolving project requirements.
  • Leadership and Team Management:
    • Effective leadership is paramount in Project Management, and my MBA program had courses specifically on leadership and team management.  I felt that having a better understanding on the importance of fostering a positive team culture, motivating team members, and resolving conflicts efficiently, would result in improved project outcomes.
  • Financial Acumen:
    • Project managers frequently encounter budget constraints and financial considerations.  My MBA equipped me with a thorough foundation in financial acumen, which will enable me to create and manage budgets, allocate resources effectively, and assess the financial viability of projects. This expertise will help ensure that projects stay within budget and deliver value to the organization.
  • Risk Management:
    • Successful project managers are adept at identifying and mitigating risks. Over the course of my MBA, I was drilled in management principles, taught methods of assessing potential risks and developing contingency plans, and learned strategies to make better informed decisions.

 

Accomplishing all of this while working full time was a significant challenge, but I feel that I am considerably more prepared and capable thanks to my schooling.  I graduated with my Masters in Business Administration with a focus in IT Management in November of 2023.  Experiencing the immediate applicability of the skills I acquired was enlightening, as it allowed me to strengthen aspects of my strategies that required improvement in my job.