What It Takes To Be A Good Project
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The document discusses the skills and characteristics needed to be a good project manager. It presents two views - the traditional view focuses on personal characteristics while the new view emphasizes skills to address problems. The research identified the top three problems as insufficient definition of policies, unclear project goals, and inadequate budgeting/resourcing. It also found that the most important skills for above-average project managers are communication, organizational, and leadership skills. The conclusion is that to be an effective project manager requires both personal skills and the ability to address common problems that arise.
What It Takes To Be A Good Project
- 1. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? Presentation by: Daniel Lois Chapter 4: Defining Article written by: Barry Z. Posner the Project
- 2. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS NOT AN EASY TASK There are two contradictory point of view about the requirements of a good project manager. DETERMINE THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS CRITICAL PROBLEMS FACED BY PROJECT MANAGERS Aggressiveness Confidence Decisiveness Resolution Integrity Versatility
- 3. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS NOT AN EASY TASK Characteristics of Traditional Approach Problems faced a good Project by Project Manager New Approach Managers
- 4. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS NOT AN EASY TASK Characteristics of Traditional Approach Problems faced a good Project by Project Manager New Approach Managers WHICH ONE IS THE MORE ACCURACY POINT OF VIEW?
- 5. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? In a survey of a research conducted by Rowan and Badaway they asked the next two questions: What factors or variables are What PERSONAL MOST likely to cause you characteristics, traits, or skills problems managing a project? make for “above average” project managers?
- 6. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? What factors or variables are MOST likely to cause you problems managing a project? Resources inadequate (69 %) Meeting (“Unrealistic”) deadlines (67 %) Unclear goals/direction (63 %) Team members uncommitted (59%) Insufficient planning (56%) Breakdowns in communications (54%) Changes in goals and resources (42%) Intern Conflicts (35%)
- 7. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? What factors or variables are MOST likely to cause you problems managing a project? Resources inadequate (69 %) Budget Problem Meeting (“Unrealistic”) deadlines (67 %) Time Problem Unclear goals/direction (63 %) Team members uncommitted (59%) Chapter 4: UNDEFINITIONS IN THE PROJECT Insufficient planning (56%) Communication Breakdowns in Plan communications (54%) Changes in goals and resources (42%) Intern Conflicts (35%)
- 8. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? KEY NOTE: 1. Insufficient definition of policies from top downward The 3 most significant problems reported by first line research, development and engineering 2. How to define the goal supervisor identified in project of a problem. managers are: 3. Budgeting and manpower assignments. Problems because of a insufficient definition of the project (Chapter 4)
- 9. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? What PERSONAL characteristics, traits, or skills make for “above average” project managers? Technological Skills (46%) Coping Skills (59%) Leadership Skills (68%) Empathy Team Building Skills (72%) Motivation Planning Goal- Setting Organizational Skills (75%) Analyzing Communication Skills (84%) Listening Persuading
- 10. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? The conclusions of this research showed that being good project manager is necessary to have both skills. Requires certain It needs to be able to personal skills to be face certain kind of effective problems to be effective
- 11. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER? CONCLUSSION AND FINAL KEY NOTE Requires certain personal It needs to be able to face certain skills to be effective kind of problems to be effective