Project Management
What is a Project Manager?
1.What skills does he/she require to become a good project manager?
A project manager is an inventive problem-solver, team-builder and steady leader in the organization. Project Manager should have technical as well as management skills. Project Manager is responsible for the administration of the contract within the agreed terms and conditions. He has overall responsibility for completion within time and budget. A single point of contact for formal communication between Organization and Client, he is responsible for ensuring that the organization remains responsive to the Client’s requirements.
2.What are Hard & soft skills? Name at least 10 of each?
The best Project Manager would have the deep understanding and ability to accomplish the following:
Hard Skills
Structured Project Plan
Work Breakdown Structure
Project schedule
Dependency network
Define resource requirements
Manage and monitor Budget
Manage and monitor project plan
Preparing of various achievement reports
Establish, implement and manage Configuration management, documentation management, product management,.
Establish and implement team culture within his assigned project
Soft Skills
Should identify communication channels and have excellent communication skills
Should establish mutual trust with his team members
Openness
Passion
Motivating
Commitment to success
Negotiations
A good listener and articulator
Problem solving
Leadership
Influencing
3.What is the first thing a Project Manager should do when starting a project
The first few things a project manager should be well aware of the project definitions which include the overall objective, scope, risk, approach, budget etc. Once he is aware of all those facts, then only he can plan the project to the optimum level. A reasonable amount of buffer time should be kept in hand so that the project doesn’t fall behind designated milestones.
4.Name four to five problems that project managers & team members need to
1.What skills does he/she require to become a good project manager?
A project manager is an inventive problem-solver, team-builder and steady leader in the organization. Project Manager should have technical as well as management skills. Project Manager is responsible for the administration of the contract within the agreed terms and conditions. He has overall responsibility for completion within time and budget. A single point of contact for formal communication between Organization and Client, he is responsible for ensuring that the organization remains responsive to the Client’s requirements.
2.What are Hard & soft skills? Name at least 10 of each?
The best Project Manager would have the deep understanding and ability to accomplish the following:
Hard Skills
Structured Project Plan
Work Breakdown Structure
Project schedule
Dependency network
Define resource requirements
Manage and monitor Budget
Manage and monitor project plan
Preparing of various achievement reports
Establish, implement and manage Configuration management, documentation management, product management,.
Establish and implement team culture within his assigned project
Soft Skills
Should identify communication channels and have excellent communication skills
Should establish mutual trust with his team members
Openness
Passion
Motivating
Commitment to success
Negotiations
A good listener and articulator
Problem solving
Leadership
Influencing
3.What is the first thing a Project Manager should do when starting a project
The first few things a project manager should be well aware of the project definitions which include the overall objective, scope, risk, approach, budget etc. Once he is aware of all those facts, then only he can plan the project to the optimum level. A reasonable amount of buffer time should be kept in hand so that the project doesn’t fall behind designated milestones.
4.Name four to five problems that project managers & team members need to