Project leader Vs Project Manager?

Ephraim Atari Pittsburgh, Pa, United States

In the PMI Org. Agile Conf.- John Daly talked about seeing the PM role more as a leader rather than a manager.... very interesting. Personally,think the word leader is thrown around a little bit too much. So how does a "Project Leader" differ from a "Project Manager?

Posted: Sep 12, 2018 11:12 AM

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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France

Sep 24, 2018 10:39 AM

Replying to Muthukrishnan Ramakrishnan

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Leader motivates people. Boss tosses people. I assume PM is same as boss

Different organizations use different terminology but if someone has a job title Project Manager, I believe it does not say anything about their actual leadership skills. Succesful PMs are good leaders.

Posted: Sep 24, 2018 10:49 AM

AZAD KUMAR Manager| KEI Industries Limited Faridabad, Haryana, India

A project leader can be a project manager, but project manager is not a project leader.They both have certain tasks and plans. Project leader tells people all the basic information concerning the project.

Posted: Sep 24, 2018 11:26 PM

Ashleigh Kennett-Smith ICT Project Manager| Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

A very interesting question Ephraim! If a PM is not a Project Leader then where does a Project Leader sit in the project hierarchy? Perhaps it's just my limited experience?

Is it because I tend to lead projects of less than 30 people across all levels? The project might have a Test Lead, Validation Lead, Technical Lead, sometimes a couple of work stream leads. I can't visualise where a Project Leader would sit and what responsibilities they would have. I keep coming back to "but the Project Manager does that". Even in a large project surely the Project Manager is leading?

Posted: Sep 25, 2018 2:17 AM

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