I would like to ask you what you think about the role of a project manager, is it just an administrator or does it have to be a leader? Saving Changes...
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Verdieu St FleurFounder & CEO| VEGA MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLCWilmington, Ca, United States
Project Manager Skills and Competencies in Context by PMI
1. People skills
2. Leadership
3. Listening
4. Integrity, ethical behavior, consistent
5. Strong at building trust
6. Verbal communication
7. Strong at building teams
8. Conflict resolution, conflict mgmt.
9. Critical thinking, problem solving
10. Understands, balances priorities
A recent study revealed some characteristics of a leader: Honesty and Integrity, Confidence, Inspire Others, Good Communicator, Decision-Making Capabilities, Accountability, Delegation and Empowerment, Creativity and Innovation
10 Traits of a Successful Administrator by OHIO University: Commitment to the Mission, Strategic Vision, Conceptual Skill, Attention to Detail, Delegation, Grow Talent, Hiring Savvy, Balance Emotions, Creativity, and Digital Communication Experience
In my opinion a project manager should be a Leader Saving Changes...
I am surprised you compare project managers with administrators: As I understand 'administration' relates either to office as a support role, or to public not related to projects.
Clearly, a project manager must be a leader and influencer.
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1 reply by Keith Novak
Dec 04, 2018 7:02 PM
Keith Novak
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Don't be too surprised. I took over the lead of a "Project management" group a number of years ago, and all they were was administrators or what are sometimes termed "project controllers". All they did was count how many things were late, and put it on PowerPoint slides. No analysis of whether it was getting better or worse, whether anything late was important, etc. They were very good at compiling raw data however.
I am surprised you compare project managers with administrators: As I understand 'administration' relates either to office as a support role, or to public not related to projects.
Clearly, a project manager must be a leader and influencer.
Don't be too surprised. I took over the lead of a "Project management" group a number of years ago, and all they were was administrators or what are sometimes termed "project controllers". All they did was count how many things were late, and put it on PowerPoint slides. No analysis of whether it was getting better or worse, whether anything late was important, etc. They were very good at compiling raw data however.
I had to overhaul the whole team. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
It is a big mistake outside there about a manager must be a leader. Not at all. Unfortunatelly this is created by some people that tried to sell services and in same way by the PMI too. People like me that have practice sports mainly at professional level understand the difference between manager/coach and leader. For example, when you are part of a football team. The key for manager is finding the leader of the team. Just in case the manager is the leader not problem with that. This situation to confuse manager and leader jeopardize the intentions of lot of people that believing on that could think they can not be project managers. Saving Changes...
Just as there are coaching stances, there are project management stances. Sometimes we must act like administrators, other times we manage and (hopefully) we frequently lead! A true PM should never find themselves purely fixed in one stance.
The planning stages of the project may require some administrative skill. However, there are multiple roles filled by a successful PM. The PM spends the majority of the time in communication with the multiple stakeholders. ( a leadership trait) A PM ideally would also know something about time/ scope/ and cost management as well. :) Saving Changes...
