Suggestions for friends who do technology to project management

　　A friend who has been in technology for many years, suddenly wanted to switch to project management. Some friends are in the self-transformation of their own career development, and some are arranged by company leaders. Whether you are voluntary or appointed. From technology to management, all need to do some psychological adjustment and knowledge preparation. The following are some suggestions from the Internet for friends who are switching from technology to project management. Friends who have just started to be project managers or who have encountered project management problems may wish to take a look.

　　1. Strengthen the study of professional knowledge of project management.

　　Technology to project management is a transformation process. To succeed in this process, nothing more than learning. Creative learning is very important. There is a saying that project management is a technology in foreign countries and an art in China. It is recommended to choose a direction. ,According to your industry and your own characteristics, first test a first-level construction engineer, PMP, IPMP, or ME, first learn the technology of project management, study and master hard system thinking, and then study and study soft system thinking, and develop it Become an art and learn it. When you are mature, you can consider some postmodern systems thinking.

　　2. Change roles and gradually adapt to the identity and way of thinking of managers.

　　The first thing to do is to change roles. You no longer implement concretely, but supervise; from shallow to deep, start with familiarity, and continue to learn in the process. The advantage of being a project manager with a technical background is the right to be an expert, and then you must be familiar with project management knowledge and avoid solving project management problems by solving technical problems. have more advantages.

　　When a technician is transferred to a project manager position, there are often some uncomfortable phenomena. The main question here is whether you are still solving problems according to the way of thinking of technical management. Technical management is different from overall project management. For some thinking frameworks of project technology management, you can find some books about how technical management positions adapt to all-round positions. My personal suggestion is that you need to "understand", which is very important!!!

　　3. Be proactive and high-level Lead communications and gain their support.

　　4. Make plans and risk forecasts and solutions.

　　Formulate goals, focus on goals, identify scope, decompose work structure, make plans around work projects, allocate resources, track inspections, find deviations and make timely adjustments, do a good job in project evaluation, and change careers for management for technical people. Strengthen the study of management theoretical knowledge, pay attention to practice, everything is OK

　　5. Learn from other project managers humbly and slowly dissolve into them.

　　6. Develop your own communication skills and leadership skills, which can help project management work more smoothly.

　　7. Finding a suitable project management software can reduce your project management workload and improve the quality and efficiency of project management.

　　This article is reproduced from Tuoyuan Youke: www.toyoke.com