David Romero CordenteOwner’s Representative & Trusted Advisor to Asset Owners| Protecting Capital in High-Risk Healthcare & Infrastructure AssetsZaragoza, Spain
It took me years to understand why on my first project as a project manager we succeeded. I had no experience as a manager so I decided to be honest, open-minded and specially to ask my team every single question I had so I could learn from their experience. We enjoyed and achieved every single goal on that project. Years later, reflecting on why we succeeded on that unforgettable experience I finally realized the importance of making people feel they really matter and in that working enviroment we as a team and individually can make a big difference as we did. The day I understood that lesson, my life started to change more than ever.
Please could you tell us about any great lesson in your career? Thank you so much. Saving Changes...
VIJAYAN RAJAVELPROJECT MANAGER, TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION| NATIONAL CONTRACTING CO LTD, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICADar Es Sallam, Tamilnadu, India
First as a project manager, the entire team members knowledge, their capacities, limits should be well known, most important is every one should be given good respect and honestly treated. The requirements should be explained very well and the close follow ups are required so that the team gets more involved and open discussions will bring better ideas.
All the achievements shall be recorded & appreciated.
In the project all are very much important from bottom to top, every one should do their duty with full attention & sure the team efforts will win. If something went wrong the project manager should take the responsibility and the entire team members should be given training to update their knowledge's with present conditions.(Latest technique)
Target can be discussed & should be monitored & continuous efforts will lead to success. Saving Changes...
Be consistant. Don't be angry one day, nice the next and distracted thenext. A consistant attitude from a PM is a wonderful asset to the project. Saving Changes...
Philippe SchulerSenior Instructor/Lecturer in Project/Program/Account PMO Management| Independant ConsultantLes Choux, France
Manoj AgarwalMOL ITTsing Yi, New Territory, Hong Kong
Stay humble (Keep off your ego) and work hard. It will enable you to communicate with team and stakeholders better and develop good relationship. These will help your project to sail smoothly. Saving Changes...
It's as relevant today as it was years ago as to how I continue to propel my leadership forward.
Cheers! Saving Changes...
Adnan ShareefEPMO Director| JEDCO (Jeddah Airports Company)Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The greatest lesson that I've learned as a PMP is that many practices that I thought was right turned out to be wrong according to the PMBOK guide. Saving Changes...
Mike FallonProject Manager/Scrum Master| Homesite InsuranceMalden, Ma, United States
When you're going into your release management or production readiness discussions, you should already know the outcomes in advance. In other words, don't wait for these meetings to discuss potential problems or risks; instead, use that time to discuss questions on your mitigation strategy. Your meeting will be much more productive if you already know the outcome. Saving Changes...
saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
take ownership of the project. Do not think that team members are responsible for the outcome of their assigned task. This will surely help you gel with the team, improve communication, have 360 degree view of the project, help in better planning, etc ,etc Saving Changes...
Anzor MisabishviliProject Manager| TD BankCherry Hill, Nj, United States
Always follow up on open items...no matter how minor they seem. Never assume that these items will take care of themselves somehow, or will never come up. I've made this mistake a few times and had to work twice as hard to correct them. Saving Changes...
