Ideas in this flowchart

• Explore whether project management is a suitable career path
• Interest may arise after managing a first project team
• The Project Management Institute is a professional organization for project managers
• The PMI website provides resources about project management
• Use PMI resources to investigate the profession
• Begin with Professional Practices to learn what project management is
• Review the Professional Development and Careers pages
• Determine the requirements for earning the Project Management Professional designation
• Explore other free areas of the site to learn about the project manager's job
• Prepare a brief report on the career and its opportunities
• Decide whether the information encourages you to pursue project management
• Choose to follow the project management career path
• Choose not to follow the project management career path