Project Management Blog
Monday, 15 October 2007 14:55
About soft skills and project management
A key success factor for excellent project management often relies also upon the people skills of the project manager.
In order to minimize risk and ensure a successful project, project managers must not only deal with the technical project management aspects, but asses leadership skills, cultivate a motivated team, master negotiation tactics to effectively handle conflict situations and communicate effectively. Projects success can be jeopardized by things such as personal agendas, politics, poor communication and team conflicts.
And if you succeed, no matter how "good" you are, you will never get the credit, if can’t communicate well with colleagues or clients.
In order to minimize risk and ensure a successful project, project managers must not only deal with the technical project management aspects, but asses leadership skills, cultivate a motivated team, master negotiation tactics to effectively handle conflict situations and communicate effectively. Projects success can be jeopardized by things such as personal agendas, politics, poor communication and team conflicts.
And if you succeed, no matter how "good" you are, you will never get the credit, if can’t communicate well with colleagues or clients.
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Monday, 19 March 2007 16:50
Beyond the Golden Rule
Sally was planning a big surprise party for Jim. Next week marked his tenth anniversary as a senior developer at Acme Software Company. Sally saw this as the perfect opportunity to recognize Jim. Jim was never in the spotlight and yet he was consistently a strong project team member. Sally was one year away from her fifth anniversary as a project manager with the company and she could not wait for her celebration!
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 14:37
Exam Taking Strategy
Become familiar with the test that you are about to take and have a mental plan for how you will spend your time most productively during the examination. If you follow a positive plan of action as you take the test, you will be less likely to feel helpless or to be preoccupied with anxious thoughts. Here are some useful test-taking tips:
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