In your opinion, what does it take to be considered a strong project manager?
Kristin JonesSocial Media Specialist III| PMINewtown Square, Pa, United States
What qualities or traits does a strong PM display? Saving Changes...
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The problem with your question is: what does mean strong? Key for a project manager is to avoid ambiguity. So, what does mean strong? Saving Changes...
I can answer this questions from different perspectives. For example,
- A good PM should be a good initiator, planner, executer, monitor and controller, and a good closer.
- A good PM has to be a good communicator, motivator and organizer.
- A good PM should have technical, leadership, and strategic/business skills. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Good Question Kristen - Below are my 2 Cents:
- Excellent Communicator
- Ability to handle pressure while staying cool
- Excellent Delegator
- Problem Solver and Decision Maker
- Technically Sound and Expereinced
- Ability to Resolve Conflict
- Enthusiastic, Team Builder and Motivator
- Lead by Example
- Pragmatic and Empathetic
- Honesty, Integrity and Loyalty Saving Changes...
MAEN QADDOURAHProject Director| AJ SAUDIJeddah, Saudi Arabia
team oriented Saving Changes...
PANKAJ KUMAR JOSHIGeneral Manager| Transrail Lighting LimitedNainital, Uttrakhand, India
Dynamic, Leadership, Influence, Communication, negotiation, Trust Building, High IQ & EQ Saving Changes...
Bala S DuvvuriProject Manager| ShellBangalore, Karnataka, India
Below skills make the person strong in project management.
A - Assertive,Active Listening
B - Be positive,Budgeting
C - Conflict management, Change Management
D - Decision Making, Diplomacy, Delegation
E - Empathy, Emotional Intelligence
F - Focused, Forward thinking, Flexible
G - Good Communication,Gather requirements
H - Honest, Human resource management
I - Influencing
J - Juggling many activities
K - Knowledgeable
L - Leadership
M - Motivation
N - Negotiation, Networking
O - Organization skills/Organizational skills
P - Problem solving, Political and cultural awareness
Q - Quality Management
R - Relationship building,Risk management
S - Stress Management,Strategic thinking,Stakeholder Management
T - Trust building,Time Management,Team building
U - Understand stress
V - Vendor Management,Visionary
W - Willingness to take responsibility, Weigh options
X - Xenia - Classical meaning is hospitality. An important skill for a PM with team members, esp from outside the organization
Y- Yes or No - Decision making
Z - Zen, Zig or Zag - Zen: Calmly accept what happens and react accordingly with calmness. Zig or Zag (to abruptly change direction) ability to react to unexpected changes and succeed
My take is that a good PM must have:
- Problem and conflicts solving skills
- A good mentor
- Keen eye to anticipate change before it happens
- Keen listener and excellent communicator Saving Changes...
Saurabh MathurProject Manager, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL®,SSGB| Publicis SapientGhaziabad, Uttar Pardesh (U.P.), India
In my opinion PM should be:
1: Organized and a good multi-tasker.
2: Responsible and know how to lead
3: Effective communicator
4: Good negotiator
5: Problem Solver
6: Proactive Saving Changes...
Most of the must have traits of a PM have been mentioned above. However, in my own words, I would say a strong PM is a person who has sound judgement of different project situations and have the ability to apply all his or her experiences and knowledge to ensure that projects are successfully delivered. Saving Changes...
Oscar CorreiaGerente de IA Generativa / Group Product Manager| Empirical AgileSão Paulo, Sp, Brazil
I think that our friend Rami Kaibni described everything:
- Excellent Communicator
- Ability to handle pressure while staying cool
- Excellent Delegator
- Problem Solver and Decision Maker
- Technically Sound and Expereinced
- Ability to Resolve Conflict
- Enthusiastic, Team Builder and Motivator
- Lead by Example
- Pragmatic and Empathetic
- Honesty, Integrity and Loyalty Saving Changes...
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