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What Makes a Successful Project Manager


Project Management Essentials

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Successful Project Managers possess diverse skills and characteristics such as:
  • Leadership & self-confidence
  • Pragmatism & empathy
  • Conduct meetings effectively
  • Conflict resolution & sound judgment
  • Negotiation & influence
  • Team building and motivation
  • Relationship management
  • Decision making & analysis (Data and Impact)
  • Detailed oriented and seeing the big picture
  • Listening, generosity, flexibility, humor & calmness
  • Able to give and receive criticism
  • Awareness of project management tools
  • Political and cultural awareness
  • General management

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Communication is a key skill for project managers. Project managers spend up to 90% of their time in communication (meetings, phone calls, emails, letters).
The duties and responsibilities of project managers vary from one project to another and from one company to another. However, the following duties are somewhat common to all project managers:
  • Project Planning
  • Interacting and communicating with key stakeholders
  • Procuring project resources
  • Interacting with outside clients, vendors and suppliers
  • Initiating project implementation
  • Continually monitoring the project progress, reviewing interim objectives and adjusting the project elements as needed
  • Managing the project team, delegating and providing feedback
  • Identifying opportunities and problems and related solutions and adjustments
  • Managing and resolving conflicts
  • Consulting with advisors, mentors and coaches
Successful Project Managers possess diverse skills and characteristics such as:
  • Leadership & self-confidence
  • Pragmatism & empathy
  • Conduct meetings effectively
  • Conflict resolution & sound judgment
  • Negotiation & influence
  • Team building and motivation
  • Relationship management
  • Decision making & analysis (Data and Impact)
  • Detailed oriented and seeing the big picture
  • Listening, generosity, flexibility, humor & calmness
  • Able to give and receive criticism
  • Awareness of project management tools
  • Political and cultural awareness
  • General management

On lessons learned – Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb – Woody Williams