Re: Training for Management

["Patricia Egan" <capdev -dot- communications -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hi Sylvia,

I just finished teaching a course in project management for technical
communicators. The advice that Lauren and others have offered is very
practical. If you believe that you will pursue the management end of
technical communication, you might like to work toward your Project
Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management
Institute (PMI) www.pmi.org. Start to track the information required on each
project that you manage straightaway as you will need it for the
application.

Just a thought . . .

Pat


On 6/6/08, SB <sylvia -dot- braunstein -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I need to know how to manage the people and the documentation so we can
> meet
> the deadlines and so that the work gets done.
>
> I don't have other experience other than finding myself in that situation
> without prior experience. I know how to manage myself because I know that I
> can rely on myself but managing other people is different. I know that when
> I say that I will do something, I do it or if I can't do it, I make sure
> that my boss knows so that he can make a decision about what to do about
> it.
> However, other people are not like that and I would like to know how to
> handle the various situations so that we can deliver. I would also like to
> know how to actually manage the whole department (3 people).
>
> I would like to get recommendations for management training. Is it better
> to
> get a general management training course or does is it better to get
> specific skills for documentation management. I would like to get
> recommendations and possibly reading references.
>
> How do I get started if I am in that position?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Sylvia
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