Is your organization redefining the project manager role to prepare for the future? Are you for your own professional development? A new Forrester Research report makes the case for doing so, and offers recommendations.
It’s time for organizations to redefine project management and the role of their project managers, according to a new report by Forrester Research written by analysts Mary Gerush with Margo Visitacion and David D'Silva. In short, they say it's time to meet the next-generation project manager.
In the executive summary of Define, Hire And Develop Your Next-Generation Project Managers, the authors state:
“Software delivery has changed. Organizations are looking for their software development projects to deliver high business value and strong customer satisfaction as well as come in on time and on budget. They also demand faster and cheaper solutions, so new methodologies, such as Agile, and new principles, such as Lean, have taken hold. Stakeholders are becoming more tech-savvy, and project teams are globally distributed. All of these changes affect what organizations need from their project managers to succeed today and in the future.
Next-generation project managers still have a sound understanding of project management best practices, but they also have updated soft skills