Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Interesting BBM conversation about HR and Project Management

Hello you, the Interested,

I was BBMing my friend in Nigeria today and we were discussing her future there. The conversation was about a new job offer of hers, and whether she wants to accept it or not and the hassles she is going through. She asked me how Human Resources and Project Management would be linked since she would be shifting from HR to Project Management. This is the transcript:

I am "C", my friend is "A"

A: I am going from HR
A: To project management

C: That's a great thing
C: If u combine them later, that's fucking amazing work

A: How r they linked
C: Hala2 I am more for the job
A: How r they linked
A: Alooooo

C: Sorry
C: Important email came up
C: They are linked like this:
C: 1) HR is a HUGE field in demand right now because of the economic crisis, but what people do not understand is that this will change a few yrs in and even with all the HR tech advances, there are too many HR positions, it will hit a dead end
C: 2) Most companies want diversity now, some1 who can work within many fields and is multi talented
C: 3) Project management is also a huge sector that will expand further than HR since projects never cease
C: 4) Combine them together, u have someone that can time manage and people manage and procurement experience, exactly what HR should be able to do
C: And exactly what Project manager should do
C: When u project manage, u start with defining the project, what is it
C: Then what do u need?
C: Then who do u need?
C: The who is usually before the what
C: If u don't have the who, the ppl, u don't have the project
C: Ur HR experience makes u perfect in that sense
C: This job now gives u the other set of tools that is needed, project management
C: I.E. Time, equipment, schedules, salary, budget
C: Etc...
C: Project manager should know everything and know them well
C: And now ur project might be [field A], but the same rules apply to everything else too
C: U get my point?

A: Yes



Do I make a good point? Lemme know!


Thank you, the Interested!


C

1 comment:

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