Project Manager Skills

Hi Rami, quite a thread.

There's really not much left that hasn't already been mentioned.

1. Effective communication with all levels - stakeholders, leadership, direct project team. The importance of modifying one's language based on audience, both with regards to technical details, and project status. In addition to that is effectively communicating solutions and outcomes, with a recommendation, when issues or change comes into play.
2. Leadership - Segway from my previous point, leading the effort with the direct project team in working toward the common goal of the customers success. Managing scope, risk, and change effectively in coordination with the team and customers. Leadership is also being transparent - as in steering the ship as if in a road trip with your friends, not as a limo driver hidden with the tinted glass
3. Agility - Flexibility with the ebb and flows of a given project. Things happen, good or bad, planned and unplanned. One's ability to identify, expose, correct, and adjust is a valuable trait. Back to the road trip analogy, like a car changing lanes into you, or an animal jumping out in front, maybe that's a little grim, how about seeing a pothole in front :)

Thanks for a great thread everyone. Really great stuff posted.

Hi Rami - My vote for the most important skill that a PM needs to have would be excellent written and verbal communication.