Earning Power

South Africa—All Respondents
Project Management Career Path Within Organization
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 122 22%
Yes—Informal 254 47%
No 152 28%
Don’t know 16 3%
Project Management Career Path Connected to Roles in Upper Management
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 83 22%
Yes—Informal 226 61%
No 47 13%
Don’t know 16 4%
Defined Set of Performance Skills for Project Managers Within Organization
Equities Offered in Past Year by Position Description
n= Percent
Yes—Clearly defined/in writing 231 43%
Yes—Informal 199 37%
No 102 19%
Don’t know 10 2%
Stock options Stock (i.e.,
Neither
shares)
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 12 2% 54 10% 476 88%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 1 3% 4 13% 26 84%
Portfolio manager 2 4% 7 13% 47 84%
Program manager 3 3% 20 22% 69 77%
Project manager III 1 1% 9 7% 128 93%
Project manager II 2 2% 8 9% 79 89%
Project manager I 1 2% 3 5% 58 94%
Project management specialist 1 3% -- -- 35 97%
Project management consultant 1 3% 3 8% 34 89%
Employee Benefits Offered by Position Description
Company
car/allowance Cell phone usage Paid life insurance
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 171 32% 296 55% 135 25%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 8 25% 23 72% 11 34%
Portfolio manager 20 36% 41 73% 20 36%
Program manager
34 38% 59 66% 27 30%
Project manager III 38 28% 69 50% 38 28%
Project manager II 28 32% 48 55% 16 18%
Project manager I 20 32% 25 40% 8 13%
Project management specialist 9 24% 13 35% 8 22%
Project management consultant 14 37% 18 47% 7 18%
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