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How to switch career from developer to project manager? 

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The theoretical provisions of this study can be applied in the practice of professional project management and advanced training to form the trajectory of career development of personnel.
When refined through further research, this typology holds the promise of more effective project manager selection and development tools, and the possibility of maintaining a population of project managers in an organization that is optimum for the needs of that organization.
This study provides a conceptual framework for project manager career trajectory that has implications for project management training and mentoring and contributes to the growing literature on the accidental profession.
Finally, management of the interdependence between projects contributes to project manager learning.
The research findings indicate that significant differences in project management competencies exist at different levels of the career model.
Our study adds a new theoretical dimension to career path planning for project managers.
Findings – The paper illustrates the tensions implicit in the process of becoming a project manager.