Growth Opportunities
The first step in getting a chance to shine is knowing where the action is.
INDUSTRY ADVANTAGE
BIGGER AND BET TER LEADING THE PACK
The sectors expected to have the highest demand for project management talent in 2017 and beyond include:
CONSTRUCTION
China’s building
craze might be
slowing, but there’s
still a global surge.
Construction output
is forecast to grow
85 percent by
2030, to US$15.5
trillion, according
to PwC.
AEROSPACE AND
DEFENSE
The industry is packed
with digitization projects—and job openings
for skilled practitioners.
Nearly 1 in 3 organiza-
tions report that they
already have an advanced
level of digitization, and
3 in 4 expect to get there
within five years—the
highest expectation of all
the sectors.
CYBERSECURITY
The issue remains a top
project focus for many
organizations. Nearly
60 percent of organizations are constantly
upgrading with the best
technologies available,
according to Cisco’s
2016 Annual Security
Report.
FINANCE
New tech and regulato-
ry changes are causing
massive disruption—
and job opportunities.
Seventy percent of
business leaders at
financial organizations
worry that a lack of the
right skills will pose a
threat to the company’s
growth prospects.
ENERGY
Climate change and
technological advances
are driving interest
in—and expectations
of—energy projects.
Nearly 60 percent
of energy CEOs report
that they’ve launched
initiatives to integrate
tech into how they
assess and respond to
stakeholders.
The world’s 10 largest economies, based on 2017 GDP
forecasts (in U.S. trillions of dollars).
These countries are projected to have the highest
GDP growth rate this year.
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