TAP-a-PM offers various learning and engagement opportunities to its members. The engagement involves classroom and on-line education on various topics pertinent to the real life application areas and domains faced by the project / program managers in their daily work environment. Besides the project/program exposure to the theoretical discussion of the topics, additional hands-on work experience in a real life environment of a 21st Century Company is most desirable.
A Growth oriented project managers (GoPMs)are generally a seasoned, mature professional who are in the process of improving or growing their knowledge and experience base to gain expertise in new and additional domains. With the Applied Consulting Engagement (ACE) program, these GoPMs will have an opportunity to practice and contribute fresh ideas, energies and initiatives from their current domains and knowledge base to the hosting company and concurrently get valuable exposure to new domains gaining much needed experience and references.
TAP-a-PM is offering the following incentives and commitments to the participating GoPMs:
GoPMswill: 1) Be assigned to an appropriate Engagement project for ACE at a participating company. 2) Spend approximately 50 to 100 hours on the project over an approximately 2 months period.
3) Be guided by one of the TAP-a-PM senior members for on-site coaching in addition to working with a mentor from a participating company.
4) Not charge a fee for this Engagement and conversely will not be paid for the work. 5) Be provided with a
certificate of completion by TAP-a-PM and a reference letter by the
participating company if the work is satisfactory. 6) Not be promised and shall not expect a job at the participating company.
KEY POINTS:
1) The ACE is the Engagement
for the benefit of the GoPMs as well
as the participating companies.
2)
The ACE is an
alternative to classroom instructions that provides real-life work exposure to
the GoPMs.
3)
The GoPMs do not
replace or displace regular employees but work with them under their
observation. The employees act as mentors.
4)
The GoPMs should not
expect a job at the conclusion of the ACE
period.
5)
The company and the GoPMs
understand that the GoPMs are not entitled
to consulting fees for the time spent in the ACE.
6)
TAP-a-PM will have a separate letter of understanding signed by
the company as well as the GoPM to
underscore the above points and forms a mutual contract for the ACE duration.
7)
In addition TAP-a-PM and the GoPMs will follow company policies and sign all appropriate company
non-disclosures and similar documents.
If you are an experienced, energetic, talented Project or Program Manager, please consider joining the TAP-a-PM Team. We are seeking skilled project leaders from bio-tech, computers, instrumentation, networking, software, telecommunications, and other industries. All our marketing and business development is a cooperative venture so you will gain career-long contacts among the TAP-a-PM Team Members and valuable experience in promoting and branding your skill and experience. Clickhereto reach our Contact Us page.
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