![\"bright-light\"](\"https:\/\/svapm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bright-light-150x150.png\")
Thanks for your comments. You have shed some light on this subject. You have said in the comments for this series that what you really want is great work assignments, freedom, opportunity to take long vacations and good compensation aka money. But what is the path to these goals? Being a project management expert!<\/p>\n
Making yourself into a publicity machine is a way to consistently have an opportunity to have discussions with project manager hiring decision makers. Don\u2019t be intimidated. I\u2019m not suggesting you are \u201cthe\u201d project management expert; only \u201cAn\u201d Expert. Project Management is way too big for anyone to claim the king or queen title but we can all be experts in important areas. The world needs more portfolio metrics expertise \u2013 we haven\u2019t begun to understand how to be fully effective there. There is a lot of information on Agile but no person has cracked the code on how to actually deliver measurable success in global deployments. What about the lessons learned project management expert on the financial services mess? I would pay to hear that webinar! There are so niches that could be filled.<\/p>\n
So why should you be a project management expert in a niche? Here\u2019s a couple of reasons.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gets you to the top of the pile of resumes when hiring managers read your bazillion blog articles, conference presentations and books on your CV.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gives you the guts to not ever be in an interview again as it gives you the credentials to turn the tables and pose strategic questions of the hiring manager.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let\u2019s you swim with the big fish as when you hang out in the speakers room at conferences.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lastly, produces a wow factor. I was embarrassed as my peers bowed down to me at a meeting of project management professionals after I published my first book. My face turned red as I chided them with a \u201cstop it.\u201d But now I would probably pull my Sony voice recorder out of my purse and get testimonials that I would post on my website.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Double lastly, its cheap! All it takes is Fitch\u2019s Law; looking at a subject and providing new interpretations.<\/p>\n
Leave a comment on your reasons to be an expert.<\/p>\n
Take this survey on your biggest issue as a contractor or consultant:
\nClick Here!<\/a><\/p>\n