More than age or position in the hierarchy of Nuremberg, January 18, 2010 GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Projektmanagement has the results of its second career and salary study for project staff 2008/2009 “published. The study was conducted TRANS, which commissioned the GPM by the IMU Institute of market analysis and survey research. Over 680 people out of Switzerland, Germany and Austria were interviewed. The survey was carried out from September 2008 to April 2009. The whole spread project management in all sectors and functional areas. The dominance of technology industries is decreasing. The proportion of projects with international participation is increased.
Project Manager resulted in this trend and the concomitant demand among others a further Academization and professionalisation of the profession. The average gross annual salary of project managers in 2009 was 67.664. Four years ago, it was at the first project management content study at 69.663. Interestingly, the causes of this development not in the lie economic development, but in a change of the project manager job description: for courses with the completion of diploma project manager exist for several years and there are many young project manager with entry salaries that move in the market and work 80 to 100% of their work time in projects. Many project managers from senior were recruited within positions from line or Department at the first salary study. These had higher average salaries based on their age and their experience, filled the role of a project manager but only temporarily or as part of the problem.
Every second project manager has a certification in PM, where the importance of the higher certification level is increased. A project manager has a PM diploma, so that affects positive annual salary and career. The age of the project manager or a previous line function has no direct influence on the content. Prof. Dr. Nino Grau, GPM Board careers in project management / international: the professionalization of project management was in recent years often object to the part of controversial discussions. Now it has arrived in the reality. The higher salaries that achieve the higher qualified project managers, clearly show that the companies have realized that the project staff is one of the most important success factors in projects. “With projects, which side of the line” be managed, no State to make more today. The IPMA 4 level system is well suited to describe the career path of a project manager.” Study on the download the complete career and salary study for project staff 2008/2009 “as a free download: utilities/karriere_im_projektmanagement.html GPM German Association for project management The GPM is the leading professional association for project management in Germany. With currently over 5,600 members, of which 280 corporate members from all sectors of the economy, universities and public institutions, the GPM is the largest network of project management experts in the European Continent. The primary target of 1979 founded GPM is to promote the application of project management in Germany, to develop, to systematize, standardize and redistribute. Read more at contact GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Projektmanagement e. V. Elisabeth Kraus Frankenstrasse 152 90461 Nurnberg Tel.: 0911 43 33 69-0 fax: 0911 43 33 69-99 E-Mail: