Roadmap Junior → Principal

The complete trajectory in 5 phases and 23 milestones, drawn from the 50 lessons of the book From Junior to Principal Consultant. Import the Roadmap_Junior_Principal.csv database right below this page, then create a Board view grouped by Phase: you get your career board as a kanban.

The 5 phases

🌱 Junior (0–2 yrs) — Lay the right foundations before speeding up: ecosystem, first 90 days, learning habit, first mentor, communication.

🔧 Established (2–5 yrs) — Turn skill into trajectory: client language, project selection, estimation, network, internal visibility — and already, open the promotion file.

🚀 Senior (5–8 yrs) — Make it known and make them trust: cloud & AI, external visibility, handling difficult situations, eloquence, sponsor, indispensable domain.

👥 Lead (8–12 yrs) — Lead without dominating: managing experienced profiles, delegation, coordination, driving your compensation.

⭐ Principal (target) — The posture before the title: anticipate, reassure, simplify, decide — and a file that demonstrates instead of asking.

How to use this roadmap

1. Set the Status of each milestone: Upcoming / In progress / Achieved.
2. Phase ages are indicative — what matters is the order of milestones, not the exact calendar.
3. Each milestone points to the book lessons that develop it: that is your detailed manual.
4. Quarterly review: one “In progress” milestone at a time per phase, never more than two.

Template from the book “From Junior to Principal Consultant” — Eunice Sana-Aniambossou · dejunioraprincipal.com · @de_junior_a_principal