The Sunday Times, UK: Cognizant’s ‎Head of Consulting in the UK Says Project Management is Both an Art and a Science

“Too often people become project managers by default, moving from operations roles to project management positions without the requisite training,” says Phil Dunmore. “This is bad for business.” Excerpts:

“In order to tackle this issue, businesses can look to accredited organizations that formally recognize training programs for project management.

In addition, it’s now more commonly recognized that project management is a valid career and requires a skillset that has to be acquired.

More students are being exposed to it at school and college. What’s more, a STEM background supports analytical thinking, articulate issues and numeracy to handle the financial aspect of the project.

However, while all project managers need to be able to think analytically, be able to articulate ideas and have a good degree of numeracy, learning on the job is what rounds it all off.”

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