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What does a project manager really do? Learning about the daily life of a project manager-like coordinating tasks between departments, maintaining the organization of a project and ensuring deadlines are met-could help you decide if this is the right career for you.
In this video, we follow Gillian, a project manager for an agency in New York, as she shows you what a day in the life of a project manager is actually like, including work hours, work environment and job duties. She even shares the skills and education needed to be a successful project manager.
00:00 Introduction
00:16 What is a project manager?
00:45 Hybrid work life
01:11 Start of the workday
01:28 Project management software - Monday.com
02:07 “Hamilton” account status meeting
03:03 Work from home tip
03:24 Routing projects to stakeholders
03:43 Who does a project manager work with?
04:01 What education is required for a project manager?
04:32 Favorite parts about the job
04:48 Routing “Hamilton” design projects
05:31 Training new project manager
05:50 Email automation system training
06:43 Wrapping up work
07:01 Updating project management software status
07:41 Project site visit
08:00 Project manager career advice
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This is how you do "A Day in the Life of a....."! I've seen many of these types of videos and at the end of them you never really truly know what the person does in the specified role. Instead you would just see people getting coffee or exercising and pretend to type on their workstations. On another note I work in project management as well and this was refreshing to see a project manager showcasing their day and what it takes to be a project manager outside of my industry. Goes to show that project managers have a place in every industry which is why I enjoy my career. Good job Indeed!!
We love these type of comments 🤩 thanks so much for watching and sharing more insight into project management!
So, what exactly does a person truly do in this video?
@@rogerdinhelm4671 The person shows how project management works in broadway. In this case she gave a snippet of actual projects that she is working on. She shows the collaboration tools that she uses and the project management software that she uses to manage her projects.
@@bengyfrancois152 I believe the question was not what she, shows, but what she truly does.
@@rogerdinhelm4671 Regardless I still answered your question. Not sure why your being condescending. I answered the what and to give context and I answered the “show” by saying “she shows”. Together those two statements answer what she truly does. Not sure what your looking for but other “day in the life of a” usually blur their screens and never really tell you or show you the tools they use. They also never show you engagement with other employees or stakeholders. If they do they edit the audio out. I understand why they do that because they may not want to share confidentiality information. However, indeed did a good job but ensuring that they hand picked activities that she could share and show us in the video above.
Project Management is an excellent field to work in if you seek excitement, want to avoid dullness, find solving problems quickly to be satisfying, and a whole slew of other pluses. After twenty plus years in software, hardware, and business-related PM work I've retired and now teach PM online. This is an always-growing field where good PMs can earn excellent money and have plenty of opportunities.
Indeed, and the demand for project manager jobs in all businesses is set to grow even more, plus most can be fully remote and can involve extensive travel depending on the type of industry. Most of my experience was in the event industry, digital media, and lighting tech/construction.
True!
this is advertising, it's not even a real job...
@@ivok9846are you dumb???
@@adamcoppola7591in which industry does a remote pm thrives?
Me in an interview:
What do you do as a project manager
me: I have been managing the projects
This is incredibly helpful! I love how you really show us exactly what you do and not just give a general statement. This really gives us a bit more than an idea of what to expect.
Great to hear that we could be helpful on your job journey! If you're interested in checking more of our Day in the Life series check out our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
This is really smashing, being able to see the context of someone's work and how they craft a day - and what they do is unbelievably helpful! ⚡
Good demo of a project manager's life. I've been a hybrid project manager for 11+ years and it's fascinating watching someone in the industry and how similar and different each industry is. All the best.
Can't believe the negative comments on here claiming it's a useless job, AI will replace all of them, blah blah. OK, so why are there so many project manager job openings, why are there still so many of them earning 85k and above, hybrid and remote, etc? So stupid people think every job is going away just because of Chat GTP.
This is probably THE BEST "a day in the life" video I have seen. Great Job
Glad you enjoyed it! If you interested in seeing more of our series you can check out the playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
This is so awesome! Absolutely loved working with you and great to see your face :)
Thanks for sharing! I got my PMP a few months ago. Haven't moved into a PM role, but, it has helped me in my current role for sure!
I am a project manager as well. One thing I can say (IMO) a project manager should be someone who feels comfortable with all level, be accommodating, but at the same one needs to know when to made the decision or call a shot.
Well done Gillian! Thanks for sharing with us your daily work. Much appreciated. Best wishes!
Thank you for the feedback! 😀
@Indeed you are very welcome!
Inspiring and motivational! This was also an informative and well explained video! Definitely will be looking into project management courses or what schools offer Project Management majors. Would love to know more about hybrid jobs after seeing this! Great work INDEED!
Thanks for the feedback, and glad it was helpful! If you wanna see more of our A Day in the Life series, you can check it out in our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
How cool is this?! I didn't know that you could work with Broadway shows as a PM. So much more appealing to me
That was one of the best day in the life videos I've ever watched, you actually showed us how the job is done. Those are the kind of questions I needed answered so I really appreciate that thank you!
So happy that you enjoyed the episode 🙌! If you want to see more of our Day in the Life series, you can check out our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFG-uelSxKpgSz4x3CYLc4DE.html
Wow! I live in Seattle and saw that billboard almost every day for the past couple months.
Great video. Good to see what the day to day life is like for different roles. I've definitely noticed the difference when our team works with a good vs bad project manager.
I liked this video very much; I wish to have more from this kind of video about each job in life as a series; this will help plenty of people to be close to the job itself, especially when shifting careers.
Same goes with me. Starting morning with a cup of coffee will ensure the productivity for the whole day
Thank you for this. I'm just beginning to find my feet in project management and this is a boost for me.
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I loved this video as I am looking to pivot into PM. I had no idea you could work in broad way as a PM... sounds like such a fun job! Soooo is your company hiring for PM entry level roles? lol
Thanks for watching! Check out all the open roles at indeed here: www.indeed.jobs/?from=indeed_yt
Great insights. I would love to see the other reality of a PM… the one with two full-time working parents, 2+ kids, a dog, plumber coming sometime between 1-5PM…😅
This comment wins
@@darkodavkov7751 You made my day! Thank you!
Had to circle back around to this video and say this plus some words of advice from other PMs sparked the interest. Got my foot in the door as a Media Project Manager! Very lucrative and I enjoy it.
This was really great! I have an interview today and this has really helped me imagine what I’ll be doing, which I think will help me better explain how my skills line up with the role.
Did you get the job ? lol
@@4vocadoseries nope. But not because of anything I did. The interviewer told me he thought the interview went great but he was concerned that I wasn’t proficient in WordPress. While I was willing to learn, I hate WordPress and didn’t know that would be a dealbreaker for a project management role so… bullet dodged I guess. Lol
@@ShaunteDaurice As a PM, can't imagine why you would need to know WordPress...
I was thinking the same thing.
I hope you find an even better job!!!
This is very informative! Other day in life videos focus a lot on useless things like "I do 20 minutes yooga.. then I go to Starbucks...my commute..." and in the end you don't learn anything about the actual job. Well done Indeed :)
I was a Project Manager in 2001. Only for a short while. Been there, done that!
Finally a REAL Day in Life!!! Keep it coming please!
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I would like to see a video of a day in life of a Business Analyst
Starting my PM job in a few weeks!! It’s my breakthrough for an IT career.. I’m ready for a change.
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Congratulations! That's wonderful. I too am wanting to pivot into project management. So seeing this post is encouraging!
Thanks for your day in the life of a PM. I love project management, you get to lead a team to make a difference, and can really influence the outcome quality. You also have to be able to deal with conflict, mediate, think calmly through tough situations. It is not for everyone, as it can chew you up and spit you out if you let it. Highly recommend doing some formal training to really "sharpen the saw" (Stephen Covey) to become a competent PM. Oh, and I love sitting at my desk with a thermos of coffee to really enhance my thinking during meetings.
@@Thalasaur happy to help. We all started where you are, and I am still learning from lessons.
Hi! Im currently a dental assistant. I have been for 3 years and I’m trying to get into being a PM. Im taking the google course soon, any tips or recommendations to getting into the job?
@@MontserratGarci , There are a number of ways to get into project management, from starting with formal training, to being part of project teams as a specialist within your organisation in your area of competence (e.g. your speciality within dentistry). If you can, let your manager know you want to be part of projects, or potentially liaise with your project management office (PMO) to see how you can be part of projects (look around your dentist, as everything needs a project, from equipment requirements gathering to installation etc). You can go straight into formal training, including Price2 , Agile practices, PMP etc, but from my 30 years of various industry experience, a majority of project managers are accidental project managers. They become a subject matter expert in their field, are able to deliver (get things done), and these turn from basic tasks to work packages (number of tasks), all of a sudden you have been given a number of people to help you do this…meaning you are leading a project team…… AKA an accidental project management. This is when I thought I needed to develop my skills formally in project management, and did a diploma in project management, which covered Price2, PMBoK, and Agile practices that gave me a “bag of tools” and methodologies to utilise to tailor them to the project I am working on. From my experience, I am best to PM in my industry (business improvement , ICT , and vendor contract negotiations and implementation). I could be a project manager on a construction project , as they use PM methodology, but I stay within my circle of competence as Warren Buffet says ““Everybody’s got a different circle of competence. The important thing is not how big the circle is. The important thing is staying inside the circle.”. The big thing is, ensure you know how to manage risks in a project, as poor risk management can land you in serious trouble, including jail and/or fines (e.g. health & safety, environmental etc)
Thank u I was thinking about studying this, but I might be too soft for the role, guess I’ll have to keep looking :/
You don't actually fucking do anything all day, do you? "Project management" is like calling a plumber when your sink leaks, and at the end of the day saying "I fixed the leak." You produce no value for other people.
THis was a great video to show the in and outs of project management! THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful, Karen! You can see more of our day in the life series by checking out our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
thanks so much for posting this video I am looking into getting into PM and I am just curious where to start on that journey
This series is truly helpful. It helps us get an insight into each career. Thanks!
Please, more of:
Data Analyst
Patent/IP consultant
R&D Manager
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I feel it was watching college kids doing a school project! the YAY at the end of the meeting was it for me.
Looks so simple and not stressful at all.
Dont be fooled - her calendar looked pretty chill, probably early phase of a project.
I would say at least 40% of the work time is communicating or moderating.
Another 30% Planning/Preparing stuff, another 10% documentation/reporting.
Whats left is improvements or knowledge transfer or small side projects.
At least thats how it is for me.
Oh, and managing one project at a time seems extra chill. For me a lot of the stress (not necessarily negative) comes from having to "jump" between different projects and switching between the different "worlds" of each project.
@@janeymers7154 what industry are you in? Because when I was a regional brand manager (not in the US), my day would be about 5 times more loaded than this.
I was actually looking for an IT project manager day, I wanted to see how people deal with all the Scrum features.
I'm in a different industry, but that was an interesting view of how my PM work compares to this
that's why we love project management! there are so many options on the industries you can work in.
She is grinding and seems to be enjoying it! This is great
I live in a small flat as well.. I work from home at a desk in a corner of my bedroom but my living room/kitchen is the “breakroom”.
This is superb. Loved everything and got useful information
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Thank you for sharing your day with us! I'm currently thinking about taking the PMP course and wanted to know more abit the job offer..
So glad you enjoyed it! If you are interested in seeing any more of our day in the life series, you can check out our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
I started an agency job on this very day this video was uploaded. This hits home omg.
I worked at Indeed in Germany for three years... It was the best time of my life. There is no better company to work for than Indeed.
Wow that is cool!
:)
I’ve been thinking of moving and working in Germany. I’d be really interested to hear about your time spent in Germany
This video made me realize I’m actually a project manager at my current job.
Thanks for sharing this. I just started a PM certificate program with the goal to transition out of my current field (biology-I’m done with it)
Very inspiring n increase my knowledge about project manager software ... I'll be know in project manager have art director , proofreader copywriter and est ..So for be project manager can joined a few companies.. Instead it's same about provider like an software engineer.. The difference only how to work protocol .. Thanks for you're experiences about these job ...
I will finish my project management degree this May of 2023. This was some beneficial insight. Thank you!
I hope you do super well in your future!
This looks fun and interesting career . My current role is managing people & projects - this position is super stressful and managing staff is always unpredictable and I gotta be on point.
This is something aspiring project managers are always looking for, great video.
Glad you enjoyed it, Yomi! You can see more a day in the life episodes on our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
I'm studying towards the PMI-PMP now, goal is to take it in the next month!
Good luck man I got mine late last year!
I got mine last month! You got this!
Good luck! You've got this 💪
@@lailagillani from where are you originally?
@@bluehawkbee from where you prepared for this exam?
Hi this os a very great and inspiring video! One day I want to be a project manager in NYC TOO!! Thanks for being inspiring and motivating me more!!
Thanks and Shout out from Jamaica 🇯🇲 🙌🏼.
Operations Project Manager (OPM)
My favorite PM video gives a great example
This is no where near like my day as a project manager.
This is glam.
And I’ve been managing for a decade.
I just do meetings. And mundane admin tasks.
The funnest was when I traveled.
I used to work as a PM in Indeed! No longer work there the contractor sucked. But indeed was great.
I found that very informative and inspirational in showing a great overview of PM and honestly it was put.
Glad that you enjoyed it! You can see more of our a day in the life series on our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
Thank you! this has been really helpful for me! I love Broadway and being able to do my job applied to Broadway shows will be a dream come true! Thank you Gillian for showing us your day!
Glad you found it helpful Ana! If you want to see anymore career paths, check out our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
This was dope!!! Very insightful.
Thank you so much for sharing! Project managers are smart, hard-working and have a great leadership skills. It's great to know about your everyday activities. No wonder you are successful. Have a great day!
Yes, they are! Thanks for the positive feedback. You can see more of our a day in the life episodes on our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
The amount of coffee used in 0:18 for just one cup would give me a 180bpm heart rate even at night.
super cool video and look into your work/life, and in NY my favorite city, congratulations you have a interesting job
I love to see such a practical show. Thanks
Very well done. Congrats & thanks.
I want to switch my career path. This video is really helpful!
Same!
Grt video! Please make a video on a day in the life of a copywriter or senior copywriter 😍🙏
This is awesome I really wanna get into PM!
GILLIAN YOU'RE AMAZING
This is a great video. You seem pretty awesome and seem to have everything under control.
Tweak is a banned word in Project Management btw. It's CHANGE. Once you use this language your scope control will become so much better. Also, for any prospective PM's - a lot of the job will become commercial contracts management through CEMAR or other such NEC4 tools to track EWN's, CE's, prolongations/ deferrals & risk reductions. This role is quite reminiscant of a project admin role or junior PM (assistant PM) if you're job hunting. Full PM roles will also have legal responsibilities, particularly under CDM regs if your in construction.
amazing thank you for that. could u also quickly explain all the acronyms like CEMAR NEC4 EWN CE, and the terms prolongations/deferrals and risk reductions?
I was about to say the same thing,
This was very well done.
Great content! Thank you very much!
Wow 🤩 many thanks from vietnam for your sharing about PM 😍
This was satisfying to watch.
The important thing in Hr in my Business analyst experience is how much is the cost of a person SET (House, Allowances, Benefits, Network Contacts, etc).
So much fun 🤩
Amasing! thanks so much! GO QUEENS!!
My current job title is Account Executive/Client Relations, but after watching this video, I am convinced my day-to-day job is actually more similar to a Project Manager than simply an Account Executive
I currently work in IT consulting, and was thinking about switching to PM
I'm getting my Masters degree in project management. Thank you so much for letting me see a piece of what it actually means to be a project manager.
You have to study university in your country for being a project manager??? Its a joke??? This job can do everybody who can communicating with another person!! this is not science!!!!!!!!
Just be cautious - this probably is more representative of a junior PM position in a product development environment. If your field is engineering or software it'll be quite different, particularly if it involves client commercial T&C's such as via NEC4. Your time will absolutely be soaked up by configuration management (CE's, EWN's, TRA's, Risk reduction, and ofcourse baseline & earned value - EVM). Before you then get into indemnities & other ADE's (assumptions, dependencies, exclusions). Good luck - it's a fun career!
You should have gotten experience as a project manager before pursuing a masters. You could’ve made well over 90k-110k as a entry level and got certifications along the way for higher pay. If needed your company could’ve also paid to further your education😢
@@ilovecardboard1009 Hi! Is a master degree in engineering degree (civil/construction) is enough to be a project manager ? I studied and worked a bit abroad.
Thank you.
@@ilovecardboard1009 oh no I haven't started my masters degree yet. I'm finishing up my bachelor's and am getting some experience with my current job to help me along the way.
You see her calendar. Likely filled with meetings. That sounds about right for a PM lol
More videos like this 🎉 nice one team!
More to come! If you enjoyed this episode, you can see our full a day in the life series here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
This is a Very Helpful video. More of these, please. :) Like, Actual Jobs - with Actual people, not dramatised, but more #DayInTheLife scenes?
i love this kind of content
This is so dope!
how fun & inspiring!! i want this so so bad!!
have you start your learning on Project Management?
Love this video, thanks for sharing!
Glad that you enjoyed it, Miranda! If you want to see more of our a day in the life series, check out our playlist here: th-cam.com/video/Ft8R1LuC1Xg/w-d-xo.html
This is super helpful, thank you!
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Great person at work!
Wow, I hear that being a project manager is stressful, having to deal with scheduling, accounting, dealing with stockholders, etc. She makes it seems easy.
There are many levels of PM's. A PM at a marketing company doesn't have anything like the responsibility and complexity of a PM in construction putting buildings up safely.
@@stevowyeth Exactly, I can speak from experience. Something a lot of the commentors on here fail to realize is the huge variety of industries PM's work in. Maybe some tech sectors have it easier and never have to travel. Love how it's assumed AI will also replace the job entirely, likely not.
@@stevowyeth for sure
Chatgpt is not going to take absolutely everything, people need to stop all the fear mongering.
This is incredible. Thank you 💛
You're so welcome! You can see more career paths in our playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PL6qIzGkkiXFFb5ck2zmUDnI7nhN7rFZX9.html
Very well put. I am the Owner of two IT companies and can confirm all that you are saying. 👍🏻
Great really interesting, like how you managed and set up your daily program..
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Very analytical job
A Day in the Life of a PM:
PM: So how your doing? how is it goin?
DEV: OK
PM: amm OK
END.
Imagine being a project manager in NYC and starting your day at 9AM at home.
잘하네요^^ good job
wow she is amazing, and also so pretty!
I am so hqppy i got to watch this
I enjoyed this.
If you remember anything you have in the Star Citizen universe you will need this - probably every email you have received, but bureaucracy is boring to you. They would ask 3D animation or a movie, but if you can't you can turn any material with a file system name into notes in that CRM and messages to employees because it can't have spaces in it's name. Nobody else has some special cases in that content management with Extended screen.
Effective video
Trying t o change my career path. How do I get to become a PM? What are the jobs I should be looking for entry level?