Career roadmap
Know exactly what the next role expects
Four stages, mapped to APM and PMI competencies, with the concrete evidence hiring panels ask for at each step.
- Stage 01£28k – £34k
Project Coordinator
Administration, cadence and accurate records
- Meeting management and actions tracking
- Maintaining plans and trackers
- Document control and version discipline
Evidence to build: A clean action log, minutes and a plan you own end-to-end.
- Stage 02£35k – £48k
PMO Analyst
Reporting, data quality and assurance
- RAG reporting and narrative writing
- RAID management and escalation
- Financial tracking and forecast variance
Evidence to build: A weekly status pack and RAID log reviewed by a steering group.
- Stage 03£50k – £70k
PMO Manager
Governance design and delivery standards
- Designing governance and decision rights
- Portfolio prioritisation and capacity planning
- Coaching delivery managers on standards
Evidence to build: A governance framework you authored and rolled out.
- Stage 04£75k – £110k
Head of PMO
Portfolio strategy and benefits realisation
- Linking portfolio to strategic objectives
- Benefits realisation and investment cases
- Building and leading a PMO function
Evidence to build: A portfolio review that changed an investment decision.
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