2024年全球项目管理行业工作趋势报告（英文版）-PMI

GlobalProjectManagement

JOBTRENDS2024

project

ManagementInstitute

Contents

Foreword 3

ForgingaNewPath 4

HowAIIsTransformingtheGlobalWorkforce 6

MappingCareerGrowth 7

AsiaPacific 8

China 12

Europe 16

LatinAmerica 21

MiddleEastandNorthAfrica 26

NorthAmerica 31

SouthAsia 35

Sub-SaharanAfrica 39

Acknowledgments 43

IllustrationsbyKotrynaZukauskaite

Foreword

Aswenavigate2024,generativeAIcontinuestoevolveandbeadisruptiveforce,andorga-nizationsareeagerfordirectiononhowtoincorporateiteffectivelyandadvantageouslyintotheirwaysofworking.Globally,inflationandinterestratesremainhigh,andpredictionsforgrowthareconservative.Someareasoftheworldseepositiveeconomicsigns,while

othersarecopingwithrecession.

OurannualGlobalProjectManagementJobTrendsReportoffersguidancethroughthesevolatilitiesasprojectprofessionalspursuecareergrowthinthisever-changingenvironment,andorganizationsseekthetalenttheyneedtosucceed.Rapidtechnologicalenhancementsaredrivinganeedforprojectsanddigitaltransformationsthatarecriticalforcompaniestoremaincompetitive.Projectprofessionalswhoinvestincontinuouslearningandareadapt-abletonewwaysofworkingarebestpositionedtoleadthoseinitiatives,fosteringinnovation,enhancingproductivityandspeedtomarket,anddeliveringonthevaluethatcustomersdemand.

Inaneramarkedbyadvancingtechnologiesandeconomicuncertainties,ourfindingsunderscoretheresilienceoftheprojectmanagementprofession.FromthepivotalroleofdigitaltransformationandAItothegrowingdemandforskilledprojectprofessionalsacrossdiversesectors,thisreportilluminatesthepathforward.Ithighlightstheinvaluablebenefitsofprofessionalcertification,particularlythePMP,inenhancingcareerprospectsandsalarypotential.

Toproviderelatableinsightsandactionableinformation,thereportisdividedgeograph-icallyintoeightregions.Eachhighlightsindividualnationsandtheirstandoutopportunities,withspecificsectorslikeconstruction,energy,technologyandsustainabilityhighlightedasareasofgrowth.

Thisanalysis,drawnfromglobalinsights,isatestamenttothestrategicimportanceofprojectmanagementskillsinnavigatingthecomplexitiesoftoday’slandscape.Weareconfi-dentthisreportwillserveasacriticalresourceforprofessionalsseekingtocapitalizeontheopportunitiesahead,guidingourcollectivejourneytowardsgrowthforprojectprofessionalsandtheirorganizations.

JohannesHeinlein,CAPM

ChiefGrowthOfficer

ProjectManagementInstitute

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ForgingaNewPath

Countriesandcompaniesaregoingall-inon

projects,evenamideconomicuncertainty.

These

investments

offerproject

professionals

theopportunitytocreateanewfuture—and

advancetheircareers.

Thisyearwillbeatest.Whiletheglobaleconomyhasavoidedworst-casefearsofwidespreadrecession,inflationremainshighandseveralmajoreconomies,includingtheUnitedStatesandChina,willneedtoberesilientiftheyaretooutpaceweakgrowthexpec-tations.TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)predictsglobalGDPgrowthwillincrease3.1%in2024.1

Togeneratemomentumforfuturegrowth,publicandpri-vateorganizationsaroundtheworldaremovingaheadwithurgentprojectsinsectorsrangingfromconstructiontoenergy.InthePMIEconomicSnapshotsurveyinQ42023,251%ofrespondentsreportthattheirorganizationsexperiencednoprojectdelays/cancellationsinthepastsixmonthsand29%expecttoresumedelayed/canceledprojectsinthenextsixmonths.Ontopofthoseindicators,67%ofcompaniesareengagedindigitaltrans-formationefforts,withanother12%planningsucheffortsinthenext12months,accordingtoseniorleadersinthe2023PMIAnnualGlobalSurveyonProjectManagement.3

Seeingtheseprojectsthroughsuccessfullyrequiresawiderangeofskills,asorganizationsfacemorecomplexandvola-tileforcesthaneverbefore.Thisisdrivingtheneedforamorestrategicapproachtoriskmanagement,4designedtohelpthem

anticipateinternalandexternalpressures,andthenabsorb,recoverfromandtrans-forminresponse.

The2023PMIAnnualGlobalSurveyonProjectManagementalsorevealedthatchangesinworkarrangementsaredriv-ingnewwaysofworkingacrossorganiza-tions.Thetoptwofactorsspurringchange,accordingtorespondents,wereremoteorhybridofficesanddistributedteams(61%),aswellasnewtechnologiesavailabletoperformexistingwork(45%).Further,hybridprojectmanagementisgaininggroundasthefit-for-purposeapproach,increasing57%overthelastthreeyears.LearnmoreaboutthesetrendstowardhybridinthePulseoftheProfession®2024report.5

Atthesametime,rapidtechnologicaldevelopments,notablygenerativeartificialintelligence(GenAI),areredefininghowcom-paniesdeliverprojects.6Accordingtothelat-estPMIannualglobalsurvey,21%ofprojectprofessionalssaytheyalwaysoroftenuseartificialintelligence(AI)tomanageprojects,while82%ofseniorleaderssayitwillimpacthowprojectsarerunattheircompanyoverthenextfiveyears.

Allofthismakesagilityandresilience,7aswellaspowerskills8likeproblem-solvingandstrategicthinking,vitalcompetenciesforprojectprofessionalstothriveinthecur-rentworklandscape.Thegoodnewsisthatprojecttalentwiththeskillsanddrivetosucceedwillfindanarrayofoppor-

Projecttalentwiththeskillsanddrivetosucceedwill

findanarrayofopportunities.

tunities.InQ42023,24%ofrespon-dentssaidtheirorganizationsincreasedfull-timeprojectmanagementstaffinginthepastsixmonths,and36%expectfull-timeprojectmanagementstaffingtoincreaseinthenextsixmonths,accordingtoPMI’sEconomicSnapshotsurvey.9

TogetherwithEarningPower:ProjectManagementSalarySurvey—ThirteenthEdition,10thisreportunpackswhatthatdemandwilllooklikeandwhatitwillmeanforprojectmanagementcareers.Itunveilsthelatesttrends,hotsectorsandmust-haveskills,andempowersprojectprofes-sionalstoidentifythechallengesintheirregionandtransformthemintoopportu-nitiesforadvancement.Theresult?Acom-prehensivereadinesstoharnessemergingopportunitiesandfuelindividualcareergrowthinthecurrentprojectmanagementlandscape,irrespectiveofthedynamicshiftsinthemarket.

1InternationalMonetaryFund(2024,January),WorldEconomicOutlookUpdate

2PMI.(2023).QuarterlyPMIeconomicsnapshotsurvey.(ConductedNovember21-December6,2023,responsebaseof682projectprofessionals).

3ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),2023PMIannualglobalsurveyonprojectmanagement.(ConductedJune-August2023,responsebaseof342seniorleaders).,

4ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),Buildingandleadinghigh-performingteams.

5ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2024),Pulseoftheprofession2024:Thefutureofprojectwork:Movingpastoffice-centricmodels.

6ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),ShapingthefutureofprojectmanagementwithAI.

7ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),Navigatingtheworkwithanagilemindset.

8ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2024),Pulseoftheprofession2023:Powerskills,redefiningprojectsuccess.

9ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),QuarterlyPMIEconomicSnapshotSurvey.(ConductedNovember21-December6,2023,responsebaseof682projectprofessionals).

10ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),Earningpower:Projectmanagementsalarysurvey-Thirteenthedition.

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HowAIIsTransformingtheGlobalWorkforce

Artificialintelligence(AI)isthegreatdisruptor—changingthewaypeopleviewjobsandcareers.

AIATWORK*

33%

ofworkers

useAIintheirjobs.

Thecountrywiththehighestadoptionrate?

India:56%

53%thinkAIwilleventuallyimpacttheirindustryandrole.

59%reporthavingtherightskillstomakeuseofthelatesttechnology,yet17%saytheydon’t.

THENEEDFORUPSKILLING*

DemandforAIskillsisontherise.

2,000%

Thejumpinjobpostingsreferencing

generativeAI

skillsfromMarchtoSeptember

2023

Butthere’salearning-curvegap.

60%ofoldermillennials(ages35-44)sayupskillinginAIwill

beessential.

Yetjust13%ofemployeeshavebeenofferedAItraining.

AI’sIMPACTONPROJECTS**

AIisalreadychangingprojectexecutionandtheroleof

projectmanagers:

21%ofprojectprofessionalssaytheyareusingAI.

82%ofsenior

leaderssayAIwillhaveatleastsomeimpactonprojects.

91%ofrespondents

believeAIwillhave

atleastamoderate

impactontheproject

managementprofession.

HOWWILLEMPLOYERSKEEPUP?t

81%Investinemployeelearningandtrainingonthejob

80%Acceleratetheautomationofprocesses

46%Transitionexistingstafffromdecliningtogrowingroles

25%Outsourcesignificantareasofwork

24%Expandtheuseofcontractwork

Sources:*WorkmonitorPulseSurvey,Randstad,2023;tFutureofJobs,WorldEconomicForum,2023;**ShapingtheFutureofProjectManagementWithAI,PMI,2023

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MappingCareerGrowth

Projectprofessionalscanadvancetheircareers—andincreaseearningpower—byidentifyingtalentgapsandknowingwhichskillsareinhighdemand.Here’sastarterguide:

WHERETHEACTIONIS*

Theworld’s10largesteconomies,basedon2024GDPprojections:

10.Canada

3.Germany

US$2.2

6.UnitedKingdom

trillion

US$4.7

US$3.6

trilliontrillion

7.France

U.2

1.UnitedStates

trillion

US$28.0

5.India

9.Brazil

U.1

8.Italy

US$2.3

U.3

trillion

4.Japan

U.3

2.China

USl.6

OthereconomiesprojectedtoexceedUS$1trillion(indescendingorderofGDPprojections):Russia,Mexico,SouthKorea,Australia,Spain,Indonesia,Turkey,theNetherlandsandSaudiArabia

ONTRENDt

Knowingwhatmattersmosttoorganizationshelps

projectprofessionalstargettheirjobsearchesandcareerdevelopmentefforts.Whatarethehighestprioritiesfororganizations?

Digitaltransformation________________________40%

Rankedhighestin:Europe______________________49%

Neworganizationalstrategy___________________36%

Rankedhighestin:MiddleEast

andNorthAfrica______________________________40%

Adoptionofnewtechnologies__________________34%

Rankedhighestin:LatinAmerica

andsub-SaharanAfrica________________________41%

Expansionintonewmarkets___________________33%

Rankedhighestin:China________________________52%

Developmentofnewproducts_________________30%

Rankedhighestin:China________________________50%

Upskillingemployees/buildingalearningculture___27%

Rankedhighestin:sub-SaharanAfrica____________38%

Culture/employeeengagement_________________25%

Rankedhighestin:AsiaPacificandNorthAmerica___29%

Increasingspeedtomarket___________________19%

Rankedhighestin:SouthAsia___________________24%

APOWERFULINCENTIVETOLEARN**

ThemediansalaryincreaseforprojectprofessionalswhoearnedtheProjectManagementProfessional(PMP)®

certification

PMP®holdersseethehighestsalaryboost*in:

67%SouthAfrica

65%Colombia

60%Nigeria

56%Brazil

44%UnitedStates

*ComparedtoprojectprofessionalswithoutPMPcertification

Sources:*InternationalMonetaryFund,2024;t2023PMIAnnualGlobalSurveyonProjectManagement,PMI;**EarningPower:ProjectManagementSalarySurvey—ThirteenthEdition,PMI,2023

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KWANCHAI_KHAMMUEAN/ISTOCK/GETTYIMAGESPLUS

AsiaPacific

2024GDP

GROWTHFORECAST

04.5%10

SECTORSTOWATCH

Manufacturing ConstructionIT

ClimateAction

TheOutlook

HIGHLIGHTS

Embedding

digitizationinmanufacturing

Cashinginonfintech

Deliveringon

sustainability

Projecttalent

needstrend

upward

AsiaPacificcanexpectuneveneconomicgrowth,withtheIMFprojectingslowerGDPrategainsintwooftheregion’slargesteconomies.Japan’sgrowthprojectionfor2024is0.9%,downfrom1.9%in2023,whileAustraliaisgrapplingwithanuptickinunemploymentandaprojectedgrowthof1.4%.Yettheregionalsoboastssomeemerginghotspots.CountriesinSoutheastAsia’smanufacturinghub,includingSouthKorea,VietnamandIndonesia,shouldanticipatehealthygrowthastheirgov-ernmentscontinuetorolloutincentivestopryproductionbusinessawayfromChina.Regardlessoflocation,companiesacrossAsiaPacificwillbeforcedtoleanintoinnovationtofireupprojectactivity.

TheOpportunity

Digitaltransformationwillcontinuetoreshapehowprojectsaremanagedacrosstheregion—andcultivateopportunitiesforprojectprofessionalsadeptatapplyingnext-gentechtools.

EMBEDDINGDIGITIZATIONINMANUFACTURING

Considerthemanufacturingsector.By2025,one-quarterofmanufac-turersareexpectedtodeployenterprise-wide,AI-basedtoolstosup-portdecision-makingprocesses,and30%willprioritizedigitalliteracy

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intheirtalentrecruitingandretentionplans,accordingtoInternationalDataCorp.1

SuperchargingtheGlobalEVMarket

Electricvehicle(EV)salesareslowingrelative

totheirbreakneckpacein2022and2023,but

theindustrystillexpectsgrowthof22%in2024,accordingtoBloomberg.5Toensureproduction

canmeetdemand,companiesoperatinginAsia

PacificcountriesareseekingprojectprofessionalstohelprevupEVmanufacturing.

Indonesia

ThegovernmenthasdevelopedaflurryofeconomicincentivestospurEV

manufacturing,particularlyinbattery

production.Thegoal:produce600,000EVsby2030—morethan100timeswhatwas

soldinIndonesiainthefirsthalfof2023.7MultiplemanufacturerswerescheduledtostartnewEVproductionby2024,includingMitsubishi,whichhascommittedUS$375milliontowardEVexpansion.

SouthKorea

AutoexportsreachedarecordhighofUS$6.2billioninMay2023,witha

98.5%jumpinEVexportsanda44.5%

increaseinhybridvehicleexports.8

MaintainingEVprojectactivityin2024shouldhelp

SouthKoreabouncebackfromlastyear’sdecline

inelectronicsexports.AnEVrevolutionwillalsogiveprojectleadersanopportunitytotransformwaysofworkingacrosstheglobalmanufacturinghub.

SouthKoreawillneedprojectprofessionalswhocanimproveproductivity,acceleratedigitalizationandboostindustrialautomationasthecountrydeals

withthelaborimplicationsofitsagingworkforce.

Vietnam

Thecountry’sfirstEVmaker,VinFast,wasonpacetosell50,000carsin

2023—asevenfoldincreasefrom

thepreviousyear.9Nowthestartup

planstoexpandmanufacturingtootherpartsof

southeastAsiaandhasdesignsonbreakinginto

dozensofotherglobalmarketsbytheendofthis

year.InVietnam,EVsareamicrocosmofopportunityforprojectmanagers.Robustmanufacturingactivity,includingintextilesandelectronics,willhelpboost

GDPgrowthtoaprojected5.8%in2024,accordingtotheIMF.10

“IbelievetheintegrationofAIrepresentsatransformativeleapforprojectmanagers,”saysAlanSivandi,PMP,programmanageratWabtecCorp.,Sydney,Australia.“AI-poweredanalytics,automationandpredictivecapa-bilitiescanrevolutionizeprojectplanning,riskassessmentandresourceallocation.”

Nearlyone-thirdofworkersinAustralia,forexample,useAIintheirjobs,accordingtoa2023reportbyRandstad.2And43%saythey’reexcitedbytheprospectofAIintheworkforce.ProjectmanagerscanexpandjobandcareeropportunitiesbyfollowingAItrendsanddevel-opingadjacentskills,3suchastheabilitytobuildandtrackdata-sharingplatforms,Sivandisays.“ByembracingdigitaltransformationandharnessingthepotentialofAI,projectprofes-sionalscanpositionthemselvestoexcel.”

CASHINGINONFINTECH

AsiaPacific’sstatusasafintechinnova-torisonlygrowing.Theregionisthegloballeaderincashlesstransactiongrowth,with109%gainsprojecteduntil2025,thena76%increasepredictedthrough2030,accordingtoPwC.4Thattranslatesintoprojectoppor-tunitiesacrossAsiaPacific,particularlyinSingapore,wherethegovernmenthaslaunchedtheultimatetesttoscaleacentralbankdigitalcurrency(CBDC).

TheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore(MAS)unveiledplansinNovembertopilotthreeformsofdigitalcurrency:tokenizedbankliabilities,regulatedstablecoinsandwholesaleCBDCs.Thelattercouldbethebiggestgame-changerinthatthewhole-saleCBDCswouldbeusedtosettledomes-ticpaymentsbetweencommercialbanks,withaneyeonusingthesametechnologyinthefuturetosettlecross-bordersecurities.Withsuchinitiativesdrivinghugedemand

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ASIAPACIFIC

SalarySurveySpotlight

Theannualizedmediansalaryforprojectprofessionalsin:

Australia__________US$103,789Singapore__________US$79,464SouthKorea________US$65,363Japan_____________US$62,331Indonesia__________US$35,360

Source:EarningPower:ProjectManagementSalarySurvey—ThirteenthEdition,PMI,2023

forfintechprojecttalent,MASiscallingforaneducationsystemoverhaulthatwillhelpcollegegraduatesdevelopfintechskillslikeAIanddigitalassetmanagement.

DELIVERINGONSUSTAINABILITY

CompaniesacrossAsiaPacificwillalsoneedprojectprofessionalswhocanhelpthemdeliveronsustainabilitygoals.Halfofcom-paniesintheregionplantocaptureandreporttheirenterprise-widecarbonfootprintbyusingquantifiablemetrics—upfrom30%in2023,accordingtoInternationalDataCorp.6

Thatopensupopportunitiesforprojectman-agersskilledattrackingtheimpactofenviron-mental,socialandgovernance(ESG)initiativesandelevatingadata-drivenmindsetonteams. “Companiesareincreasinglyformulatinginnovativestrategiesandinitiativesaimedatmitigatingtheimpactsofclimatechange,”saysSivandi.“Thesepioneeringendeavorsoftennecessitatethedevelopmentofcom-prehensiveroadmaps,strategicframeworksandmeticulousplanning.”

PROJECTTALENTNEEDSTRENDUPWARD

ForJapan,constructionandtourismarepotentialbrightspotsasteamsrampupprojectworkforExpo2025inOsaka.NearlyUS$1.6billioninsiteconstructionspend,anexpected28.2millionvisitorsandUS$14billionineconomicactivityshouldaddfueltothenation’srecenttourismrebound.Andwithsupplychainissues(finally)stabilizing,Japan’sautomanufacturingindustryshouldcontinueitsresurgence.

Butthecountrystillhasaseriousprojecttalentcrunch,saysRajeevSupekar,PMP,regionaldirector,SouthAsia,projectman-agement,engineeringandglobalsalesatCCLTokyo,Japan.

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AsiaPacific’sAIEdge

AsAItransformstheworldofprojects,companiesandtheiremployeesarereadytojointhe

revolution.

BRINGONTHEBOTS*

Comparedwiththeirglobalpeers,employees

inAsiaPacificenvisionmorecareerbenefits

fromAIandhumancollaboration.Theirfive-yearexpectationsforAI’simpactintheworkplace?

AsiaPacificGlobal

Increasedproductivityandefficiencyatwork

41%

31%

Moreopportunitiestolearnvaluablenewskills

34%

27%

Newjobopportunities

25%

21%

ACCELERATINGTHEAIADVANTAGEt

CompaniesacrossAsiaPacificaremakingarapidpivottoAI:

89%

37%

52%

arepursuingAI-driveninnovation.

areactivelyinvestinginAItechnology.

areplanningtomake

significantAIinvestments.

Sources:*AsiaPacificWorkforceHopesandFearsSurvey,PwC,202311;tAsiaPacificCEOOutlookSurveyEY,202312

Toturnthetide,Japan’sgovernmenthaspledgedtospendUS$7.5billionoverthenextfiveyearsforreskillingprogramsthatincludetrainingandjobcoaches.Pri-vatecompaniesarealsosteppingup.Forinstance,mediafirmCyberagentdevelopedaprogramtoupskillworkerstohelpcloseitsITtalentgap.

ThetalentshortageisparticularlyglaringintheITsector,saysMattiasHallberg,PMP,CTO,directorofR&DatEQIQinTokyo.Toretaintoptalent,companyleadersshouldlearnhowtoprovideautonomyandcultivateahealthyworkenvironment.Suchactionswillhelpensure“theconditionsforintrinsicmoti-vationtoflourisharethere,”hesays.

InAustralia,theneedforprojectmanagerswillincreasein2024,Sivandisays.Thecountryisattractinganaverageofjustfourapplicantsperjobopening,accordingtoLinkedIn.

“Thesimultaneousoccurrenceofongoingconstructionandinfrastructureventures,coupledwiththeAustraliangovernment’scommitmenttoachievingnet-zeroemissions,hasledtoacontinuedsurgeindemandforskilledprojectprofessionals,”Sivandisays.

1InternationalDataCorp.(2023,February)IDCAsia/PacificReleasesTopManufacturingPredictionsfor2023andBeyond

2Randstad(2023,September)AIthreateningjobs?Mostworkerssaytechnologyisanaccelerantforcareergrowth

3ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)(2023),ShapingthefutureofprojectmanagementwithAI

4PwC(2021)Payments2025andBeyond

5Bloomberg(2024,January)Electricvehiclemarketlooksheadedfor22%growththisyear

6InternationalDataCorp.(2023,March)IDCAsia/PacificReleasesTopTenSustainabilityPredictionsfor2023andBeyond

7Reuters(2023,August)IndonesiagivesautomakersmoretimetoqualifyforEVcreditsininvestmentbid

8S&PGlobal(2023,June)SouthKoreacontinuestofaceheadwindsfromweakexports

9Reuters(2023,May)VietnamEVmakerVinFastseessalesboom,pathtobreakeven

10InternationalMonetaryFund(2023,October)WorldEconomicOutlook

11PwC(2023,June)Istheworkforcereadyforreinvention?

12EY(2023,September)AsiaPacificCEOseyeAIanddealmaking,asfearsofasevererecessionfade

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ZHANGHAITAO/ISTOCK/GETTYIMAGESPLUS

China

2024GDP

GROWTHFORECAST

04.6%10

SECTORSTOWATCH

TechnologyConstruction Energy

Manufacturing

TheOutlook

HIGHLIGHTS

China’sdigital

strategy:a

foundationforadigitalfuture

Construction

growthalsodrivenbytechintegration

Cleanenergy

initiativesrunontightscheduling

EVsandpharma

drivemanufacturinggrowth

Itdidn’ttakelongfortheworld’ssecond-largesteconomytocomeroaringbackafterthepandemic—butitmaystruggletosustainthoseadvances.TheIMFpredictsChina’sGDPgrowthwillrecedeasthegovernmentgrappleswithgrowingdebt,aretreatfromstockmarketinvestment,recordunemploymentamongyoungworkersandalingeringrealestatecrisis.Atthesametime,weak-eneddemandforChina’sexportshasspurredachainreaction,decreasingthevalueofimportsfromregionssuchasAsiaPacific,AfricaandNorthAmerica.It’syetanothersignalthatChina’seffortstoreinvigorateitseconomyhavehighstakesaroundtheworld:TheIMFestimatesthata1%increaseinthecountry’sgrowthboostsglobalexpansionbyabout0.3%.1

Whatdoesthecontinuing—andsometimesdramatic—economicevolutionmeanforprojectprofessionals?

“Intensecompetitionandrapidtransformationhaveintensifiedthedemandforexcellentprojectmanagementtalent,”says2020PMIFuture50honoreeYingjinLiu,PMP,PgMP,PfMP,seniorprojectmanageratADMinShanghai.“Ialsoexpecttoseewideranddeepercooperationwithothercountriestojointlyaddressglobalchallenges.”

HereComestheSun

Chinaisonpacetodoubleitssolarenergycapacityoverthenextthreeyears.Thatmeansnewprojectsandcareeropportunities—frombuildingsolarinfrastructuretomaintainingnewfacilities.

500gigawatts(GW)

SolarcapacityinChinain2023—40%of

globalcapacity*

1terawatt

ProjectedsolarcapacityinChinaby2026—enoughtopowerapproximately

750millionhomes*

POWERPLAYERS*

China’stopthreeprovincesbysolarcapacityarecurrently:

Shandong49.5GWHebei41.7GW

Henan30.9GW

BUILDINGTHEFUTUREt

Chinaisamajorresourceforsolarinfrastructure:

>80%

ofthebuildingblocksforsolarpanelsarecontrolledbyChina.

panelsismanufacturedatasinglefacility.

1in7

95%

oftheoverallshareofkeybuildingblocksforsolarpanelproductionwillbesuppliedbyChinainthecomingyears(basedonmanufacturingcapacityunderconstruction).

Source:*RystadEnergy2023;tSpecialReportonSolarPVGlobalSupplyChains,July2022,InternationalEnergyAgency

TheOpportunity

Nomattertheirsector,projectprofessionalsinChinahaveopportunitiestogetaheadin2024.So,whatwillittake?Liusaysthenewmust-haveskillsincludevaluemanage-ment,emotionalintelligence,resilienceandenablingchangetoachievetheenvisionedfuturestate.

CHINA’SDIGITALSTRATEGY:A

FOUNDATIONFORADIGITALFUTURE

RestoringeconomicpotencyinChinastartswiththeDigitalChina2strategy,asweepingtechtransformationunveiledin2023.Thegoal?Buildingthefoundationforadigitalfuture—whilealsolayingoutthegovern-ment’splantosolidifyChina’spositionasagloballeaderindigitaldevelopmentby

2035.Withbenchmarksacross13targets,theboldinitiativewillspuragroundswellof

projects—fromincreasing5Gcapabilitiesinruralareastoestablishingmorehigh-techzonesdevotedtosectorssuchasquantumcomputing.

“DigitaltransformationinChinahasbeenboomingatafantasticspeedandwillcontinuein2024,”saysLiu.“Thisbringschangesandconveniencetoalmosteveryindustry,municipalmanagement,education,healthcareandresidents’lives.”

“DigitaltransformationinChinahasbeenboomingatafantasticspeedandwillcontinuein2024.”

—YingjinLiu,PMP,PgMP,PfMP,ADM,Shanghai,China

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CONSTRUCTIONGROWTHALSODRIVENBYTECHINTEGRATION

China’sall-infocusondigitalisevidentinthenonr