Project Management Student Perspective Series#7- Hard and Soft Skills in Project Management

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Stephen Robin Project Analyst Trainee| Ministry of Works and Transport Arima, Ari, Trinidad and Tobago

In terms of skills(soft and hard skills). What are the ones that project managers must learn, should have but is not mandatory, and what is good to have as a supplement but not necessary?

Posted: Jan 19, 2022 5:09 PM

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Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Stephen

That's a very open ended question and the answer varies depending on the field, industry, project, ambitions and so on. Every skill is an asset but as a minimum a PM should have:

Hard Skills: Level of technical skills that is good enough from the PM to be able to make sense of estimates, value engineering, schedules and so on. In addition to that, of course Project Management and Analytical skills.

Soft Skills: Effective Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Adaptability, Teamwork, Problem Solving and Decision Making.

RK

Posted: Jan 19, 2022 7:27 PM

Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

I agree with Rami. This is a open end question. Anyway, he provided a list of soft and hard skills.

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1 reply by Stephen Robin

Jan 21, 2022 12:33 PM

Stephen Robin

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It really is but you can give examples from your point of view or what you acquired in your career as a project manager thus far.

Posted: Jan 20, 2022 8:35 AM

Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

Technical (hard) skills are the minimum skills to become a project manager. The people (soft) skills are the ones that will make you a great project manager.

I would add earned value management and negotiation to Rami's lists of hard and soft skills, respectively.

Posted: Jan 20, 2022 9:07 AM

Stephen Robin Project Analyst Trainee| Ministry of Works and Transport Arima, Ari, Trinidad and Tobago

Jan 20, 2022 8:35 AM

Replying to Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani

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I agree with Rami. This is a open end question. Anyway, he provided a list of soft and hard skills.

It really is but you can give examples from your point of view or what you acquired in your career as a project manager thus far.

Posted: Jan 21, 2022 12:33 PM

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