Daniel StantonAuthor| Supply Chain Management For Dummies + LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) coursesCharlotte, Nc, United States
What is the job description for a project leader? Do you believe that it's the same as a "project manager" or are these different jobs? Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
It can be the same post or person. It depends on the organization and project. Sometimes a project leader is different from the project manager. Saving Changes...
Daniel, we had a similar discussion about differentiation between a Manager and a Leader and that could apply here as well. Saving Changes...
Vernon AnfieldPM III| ImpalaPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
My theory is it is one job, but as project complexity increases, the competency for leadership increases rather than the process driven management functions of project management as per knowledge areas. Saving Changes...
Leadership is more focused on enablement of people to get the job done, trust and support to let people grow and experience empowerment and more responsibility. Management is more foucused on people giving them directions on what and how to do. This can get contraproductive especially in knowledge worker project environments. Saving Changes...
Only in the differences between management and leadership which are well documented. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Usually project leader is an step back in experience than project manager. Project leader is not project leadership. Project leader is a role. Saving Changes...
Inci ArslanProject Manager| KocSistemIstanbul, Atasehir, Türkiye
It depends on organization. One project has many project leader as a role per unit. But the only one project manager drives the project. Saving Changes...
Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I concur with my colleagues here. Saving Changes...
Kevin ColemanSubject Matter Expert, Author, Speaker and Strategic Advisor| - InsightsPa, United States
A project can have many people who are truly leaders but had only better have 1 project manager. Saving Changes...
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