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For being a project manager of any field, do you really need an experience as a person who already worked under manager?

Consider yourself for the position of Software Project Manager where you need to manage IT projects so if you are not a programmer how will you manage things and communication with you developers.

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Question added by Syed Azeem Ahmed , Technical Development Lead - iOS Mobile Products / iOS Mobile Developer , Arthur Lawrence
Date Posted: 2013/08/04
Armia Roshdy
by Armia Roshdy , Director , Private Inter. Trading & Industries Co.

To be successful Project manger you have to have an accumulated experience i.e.
you have to pass through a lot of problems , trouble ..etc.
learning from your mistakes , failed , ...to be successful person with excellent experience how you can handle & solve the problem

Sajjad ali  Shah
by Sajjad ali Shah , Site Engineer , Nayab sky land Assassinate and Builders

yes of course experience need to be a project manager if a person have already worked under the manager he has acheived experience

Sheeraz Ahmed
by Sheeraz Ahmed , Head Of Technology, Digital Partnerships and Innovation , British Council

Project management and Product development are total different fields..
Its like people consider Sales & Marketing as one.
In Project management its a added advantage to have the Technical knowledge but nor necessary..

Joefil C. Jocson
by Joefil C. Jocson , CEO/President , Dyas Construction and Management Consultants

yes

ahmed assem zakareia el sanan
by ahmed assem zakareia el sanan , مهندس تشغيل وصيانة , شركة رويال للكيماويات

yes

Francisco Lemos
by Francisco Lemos , Project Manager , Coimbra City Council

... and you will learn a lot from those managers that are the most despicable... those will be the ones that will allow you to grow as person and has a project manager

Maher Abuelteen
by Maher Abuelteen , Sr. Resident Engineer - Buildings, Roads and Infrastructures , Al-Darwish Engineering - Qatar

This is not necessarily. However, working under manager will be an advantage since it may enrich your managerial skills and experience.

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