Has anyone gone to the position of IT manager without management experience?

Question

Project management

Actually, subject. I was a little tired of the work of an engineer, and there is a desire to try myself in a leadership position. It is impossible to do this at the current place of work - a very inert structure. So there is a desire to learn a little and move to another company in a leadership position. Can anyone advise on this? Interested in areas of study (except for PMI certification - before that I guessed it myself), what pitfalls can be in finding a job and during an interview, etc.

Answer 1

I left, about 5 years ago, working in the same company. There was enough energy, theoretical knowledge and initiative, which was supported, and as a specialist, I was not in bad shape. Look at the combination of factors.
What to read - read PMBoK. To hell with PMP itself, the main thing is to capture the essence of project management.

Answer 2

Difficult, but there is a possibility - you need to reshape your resume in such a way ( False in your resume ), in order to focus on those moments in which you played the role of a manager, managed something. Prepare for an interview the same way. Be prepared to be tested on your ability to make decisions.
As for certification, PMI is the most universal for projects (btw there were several articles on Habré how to pass certification with minimal cash costs, although again you will find that PMI is a course for people who already have experience in projects). The further already depends on the specific company and the specific position - there are different methodologies for IT and not necessarily project management methodologies. IT managers also manage departments, processes, and people (you'll decide what kind of manager you want to be in the next step). Offhand - ITIL, Microsoft S / O Framework, 6sigma, PRINCE)
Just look at what companies with the vacancies you like are looking for. Most often, they indicate knowledge of specific methodologies in the requirements.

Answer 3

He himself moved from the work of a programmer / technical manager to the position of a technical project manager. At some point, I realized that it became crowded to be just a programmer, even if you are the lead programmer in a company that employs 150 people. Moved to a company with a staff of 10,000. Knowing some features of the local Dutch mentality, he offered himself as a technical manager of a European project, honestly saying that he had not much experience as a manager, but he had experience in this area of ​​IP and a desire to work and was accepted. I've been working for half a year now. I’m already thinking about how to find time to sit in the development environment for a bit :)
So if there is an inner desire to take a step, you need to do it

Answer 4

I didn’t study at all, manager, if you have solidity, punctuality, pedantry, management abilities, desire for planning, then just start managing.

Answer 5

What is an engineer position? (You could clarify a little what you are doing.)
The path from the development was as follows:
1. Development (Office No. 1).
2. Teamlead.
3. Analyst (the person got up, sent the project deep and left, I had to close the holes)
4. Again developed in a single copy on the task (office No. 2).
5. A plug in all holes with the position of chief specialist (; (office No. 3).
6. Timlid in the fire brigade (office No. 4).
7. PM.
Everything happened in a relatively short period of time (2 years), one might say, by gravity "
I read about agile, pmbok in pieces. There were people who suggested what to do in certain situations. Projects were already in progress when I came to them, and in varying degrees of severity / neglect.