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Project Manager or Project Leader?

August 17, 2015November 8, 2014 by Karen

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” —Lao Tzu

What an interesting quote this is if you consider it in terms of the concept of what a Project Leader might be like.

Project failure is relative to PM skill level

February 26, 2016September 24, 2014 by Karen

I want to suggest that project failure is relative to PM skill level. Of the research that I have looked at project failure can generally be categorised under a set of key areas. If you identify with any of these triggers then I suggest to strongly consider your skill levels.

Techies don’t make good PMs

August 17, 2015September 13, 2014 by Karen

People with technical backgrounds don’t make good project managers (in my opinion). Why? Because they are usually way too focused on the technical aspects of the situation to be really ‘managing’ the total project or program.

Do PMs need negotiation skills?

August 18, 2015June 10, 2014 by Karen

Do you think Project Managers (PMs) need negotiation skills?

I do. I have seen a lot of occasions where they would have come in handy. Times when the PM is getting push back from streams or stream leads about delivery items. In this instance it would be valuable for the PM to have some more formal negotiation skills under his/her belt.