Project Manager Fundamental Skills
Introduction
The essential concern for project management is performing the project successfully. This concern can be measured with how success is evaluated, and what factor plays important roles in the project performance. Closely associated with this is the concern for the competence and the skills of the project manager. Acquiring certain managerial skills is considered to have the most impact on successful project outcomes. The following headlines are to highlight three of the project manager fundamental skills.
1. Being a good communicator
Bing a good communicator is fundamental for success as a project manager. Being a good communicator can be reflected through the ability to communicate internally or externally; with the team members playing specific roles in the project lifecycle, or with people outside the project team; suppliers , contractors , customers and business consultants.
1.1. Communicating with Team Members
The manager will control the discussion during regular sessions and team meetings, so it 's significance to master the ability to run meetings efficiently. Meetings may include sessions of brainstorming. A team manager has to assist these by encouraging the members and being satisfied with the brainstorming and pleased with coming up with creative ideas. Once while as working as a teacher in school where its leader was planning to change the method of teaching from traditional classes to interactive classes. The session was opened by the school master by introducing the topic which was about forming the vision and mission of the new school, the participants were invited to contribute composing a good vision that they think it would reflect the goal of the new school. The important quality of a brainstorming session was its openness. The team members felt free to share their thoughts without fear of being criticized. The manager had time to appraise the suggestions and chose the most suitable vision and mission. The manager was not
The essential concern for project management is performing the project successfully. This concern can be measured with how success is evaluated, and what factor plays important roles in the project performance. Closely associated with this is the concern for the competence and the skills of the project manager. Acquiring certain managerial skills is considered to have the most impact on successful project outcomes. The following headlines are to highlight three of the project manager fundamental skills.
1. Being a good communicator
Bing a good communicator is fundamental for success as a project manager. Being a good communicator can be reflected through the ability to communicate internally or externally; with the team members playing specific roles in the project lifecycle, or with people outside the project team; suppliers , contractors , customers and business consultants.
1.1. Communicating with Team Members
The manager will control the discussion during regular sessions and team meetings, so it 's significance to master the ability to run meetings efficiently. Meetings may include sessions of brainstorming. A team manager has to assist these by encouraging the members and being satisfied with the brainstorming and pleased with coming up with creative ideas. Once while as working as a teacher in school where its leader was planning to change the method of teaching from traditional classes to interactive classes. The session was opened by the school master by introducing the topic which was about forming the vision and mission of the new school, the participants were invited to contribute composing a good vision that they think it would reflect the goal of the new school. The important quality of a brainstorming session was its openness. The team members felt free to share their thoughts without fear of being criticized. The manager had time to appraise the suggestions and chose the most suitable vision and mission. The manager was not
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