Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
And who will do the project management? Saving Changes...
Jérôme VinckProject manager| Mi-GSOBois D'Arcy, France
According to me, project management is a full time position. Doing Technical stuff in addition to project management should lower quality for both area. Although understanding and knowing technical context of the dedicated industry will facilitate project management, it should not be mandatory.
Now, the challenge is to accompagny industries towards this reasoning and demonstrate the value of pure project management.
Just my opinion.
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1 reply by Thomas Walenta
Oct 01, 2019 5:56 AM
Thomas Walenta
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Jerome, agree.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Oct 01, 2019 5:37 AM
Replying to Jérôme Vinck
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According to me, project management is a full time position. Doing Technical stuff in addition to project management should lower quality for both area. Although understanding and knowing technical context of the dedicated industry will facilitate project management, it should not be mandatory.
Now, the challenge is to accompagny industries towards this reasoning and demonstrate the value of pure project management.
Just my opinion.
Jerome, agree. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
We need to define what exactly is disappearing, the role or the function? If I could use the example of Scrum. The most common question amongst business analysts is if a BA is no longer needed if you implement Scrum because there is no such role. Does not matter, the function still exists. This is the same for PM, you can remove the role all you want but it still needs to be done hence the function still exists. Call it a chicken farmer if you like, it is the function that is important.
The issue regarding TPM is one that has always been with us. I do not believe there is an official definition but it is most commonly used to describe a PM with the ability to grasp the technical concepts but the focus is still on the PM part. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Rajon
it might be what you observe in your ecosystem.
Surveys by PMI and others tell another story, that the need for project managers is increasing. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Curious about the source(s) used for the statement? I tend to agree with the direction that Jerome is going. Mixing roles dilutes each. There is much more to what a project manager brings to a project than is being utilized as premise for the statement. Saving Changes...
Mikel SteadmanPMO Leader| Development Dimensions InternationalTroy, Nh, United States
TM roles are increasing, but so are PM roles.
PM is becoming a dominating practice across enterprises.
We have a couple very large projects that are managed by PMs and TMs or Architects/IT Functional Managers.
However, the PM is still ultimately responsible for the schedule, cost, and scope. The technical groups are responsible for the work estimates, work plans, being on time with deliverables, and quality. Saving Changes...
Kavitha GunasekaranProject Manager| Aerospace & Defence OrganisationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
The roles of a Technical Manager and that of a PM are quite distinct. A Manager playing the dual role of a PM & TM will be unable to completely focus on either of the roles. Mixing strategy with technical aspects will give less room for improvement in these two critical areas. Wherein the primary role of a manager is to focus on improvements - better productivity, determine better ways of doing things, any additional responsibility will definitely cost efficacy. Saving Changes...
The expression "everything old is new again" is not just about music, fashion, and cars. Management practices also ebb and flow. I started my project management career as a BA/PM, and now I'm working for a company that doesn't have BAs so I'm fulfilling both roles, again.
It is very likely you will see differences in the role of PM across companies, industries, and geography. It doesn't mean it's a trend or that it represents the future of project management. There will always be companies that recognize a need for a role, but no budget for the position, so an existing position takes on a new role. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I am not sure I agree with you on this and I personally never observed this. TM can carry some of the PM responsibilities but not all. Having high level of technical knowledge doesn’t mean you can manage. These are two different things completely. Saving Changes...
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