From the course: How to Become a Project Management Entrepreneur

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Find your niche

Find your niche

- Because project management is such a broad field, you might wonder how to get started and become successful. Having a niche is a great way to get started because you can build on what you're passionate about, good at and already experienced in. Now within the project management universe, you can specialize in several ways. First, although project management is industry independent, you can focus on a particular industry. For example, if you've been working in the construction industry it might be easier for you to start there. You know how the industry operates such as typical business objectives and challenges and you already understand industry terminology and can use your existing contacts and references to seek out opportunities. Second, you can specialize in a project management role. For example, if you spent time in the financial side, you may be a great cost controller. On the other end, you may also be a…

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