I am currently looking to improve my income. I have a Masters and working in the manufacturing industry for the last 10 years. My current income of $73K CAD isn’t enough to take care of my current needs. I have a PMP certification and I’ve been looking into getting into the IT project management. Anyone knows how to get into the Tech industry without any experience in tech?

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It will be difficult to pivot into tech without some kind of experience. First, PMP certs are useless nowadays because most dev teams follow an agile methodology. Better to get a Scrum Master or RTE certification instead. But it doesn’t stop there. You must also have some software development experience. You’ll need to know how to size requirements and manage capacity. PMP certification doesn’t teach you that because PMP is a very Waterfall method.

Build a portfolio of projects. Or try to move laterally to an entry level tech role within your org to build skills and fill the knowledge gap.

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The latest version of the PMP is Agile focused. If you already have the PMP, look at the ITIL certifications.

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