Strategic Vision
For much of the twentieth century project management stressed procedural, managerial and operational functions that focus on coordinating and controlling internal and external resources. As a consequence, project managers
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This course provides students with the foundations for effective project management in modern organizations. The course begins with a comprehensive introduction to the main components of the project management discipline. Specifically, a comprehensive and thorough examination…
On a course of time, the role of a project manager is evolving very rapidly. Now, project managers are not evaluated solely on their expertise in their respective discipline but they are also judged on their leadership traits and attributes. This requires a great emphasis on the personal leadership development of project managers. In due course, the development goals that I have set is to further develop my passion for learning and commitment, being a proactive person and a leader rather than reactive, and the development of adaptability in diverse and complex situation and circumstances.…
Upon the turn of the 20th century, there has been extant literature exploring various theories of leadership style. In order to find a solution to the rapidly increasing market needs and increase profits, the companies’ world over are constantly searching for proven practices that offer them competitive advantage. These companies generally avoid practices that do not provide some proven added value. Numerous studies have shown that the role of a project manager is critical to project success.…
To be a successful Project Manager, one must posses both good leadership and management skills…
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Nayab, N. (2011, May 24). 10 Leadership principles every project manager should master. Bright Hub, Inc. http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/…
This two-credit elective course introduces students to the project management skills that are required by successful managers in increasingly competitive and faster-moving environments. Skilled project managers are needed by organizations to reduce the current high rate of project failures and resultant loss of very large amounts of time and money. This course addresses fundamental concepts of successful project management, and the technical and managerial issues, methods, and techniques of project management.…
Gray, C.F. & Larson, E.W. (2008). Project management: The managerial process (4th ed). New York, NY: Mc-Graw-Hill/Irwin.…
Project managers are ultimately responsible for making projects happen. Carrying out this task requires a broad set of skills. In addition to exercising their knowledge of project management best practices, project managers also perform a variety of roles during a project 's life cycle. They serve as business liaisons, budget managers, communicators, customer relations managers, the project team 's cheerleaders, facilitators, negotiators, risk managers, change agents, motivators, presenters, planners, task trackers, problem solvers and implementers (Guzman, 2010).…
Project Management has become a very important and popular business tool in recent years. If you want a successful project you should have a person in charge to keep the project organized. A project manager must have strong leadership skills such as:…
The Blue Spider Project is an example of how a project manager incorrectly balanced the staff and work, resulting in a poor performance from a project. We see that Parks Corporation bidding to be part of a government contract and it shows problems with communication from the start.…
in dealing with project risk and complexity with a focus on improving efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation.…
Effective Leadership skills helps create and form a highly efficient team. According to Gillard S. a manager like a project manager is responsible for gathering project objectives, financial plan for schedules, for assessing alternatives and uncertainty and how to avoid, eliminate or lessen them. The employees needs motivation from their managers in order for them to perform their best. Communication Skill, a good and effective communication skills is very essential on the project development , the way you communicate with your employees is the way how it affects their…
As an appropriate project management, he or she must act like a captain of a big ship understanding exactly which way we should move on in the center of the huge ocean. Project management not only has to have good sense of direction, but also has to monitor what is going on in each phase. People says that the performance of the team is not determined by the most outstanding teammates, instead; is determined by the weakest one. That is being said, making sure the slowest part to…