Project Management: A Natural Career Destination for Military Veterans

Authors

Tracey Richardson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
James W. Marion Jr, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Matthew Earnhardt, Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Vittal S. Anantatmula, Western Carolina UniversityFollow

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Decision Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

Summer 2020

Abstract/Description

This quantitative study surveys 595 United States military veterans from all four branches of the military in order to ascertain the degree to which the branches of the military prepare individuals for possible future careers in civilian project management roles. Further, the study compares the relative knowledge of project management technical skill areas, processes and personal competencies. Although all branches provided responses indicating a high degree of familiarity with and preparation for project management roles, some significant differences were observed in responses between military branches.

Publication Title

Journal of Modern Project Management

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19255/JMPM02304

Publisher

Editora Mundo

Scholarly Commons Citation

Richardson, T., Marion, J. W., Earnhardt, M., & Anantatmula, V. S. (2020). Project Management: A Natural Career Destination for Military Veterans. Journal of Modern Project Management, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.19255/JMPM02304