Exam 10: The Project Manager

The effective project manager is able to cope with constantly changing conditions.

Project managers must have self-discipline, be able to prioritise, and show a willingness to delegate.

Project managers tend to be pessimistic and negative.

Project managers need to communicate regularly with the project team, as well as with any subcontractors, the customer, and their own company's upper management.

The project manager maintains authority and assigns responsibility to specific individuals or subcontractors for the various tasks.

The project manager has self-confidence and exhibits distrust in the project team members.

The project manager leads by making things happen.

The project manager is a key ingredient in the success of a project.

A project manager also needs good interpersonal skills to deal with disagreement or divisiveness among team members.Such situations can require delicate handling on the project manager's part.

The project manager sets the tone for the project team by establishing an environment of trust, high expectations, and enjoyment.

Good project managers spend more time talking than listening.

The project manager should tell the individuals how to do the task.

The project manager establishes ongoing communication with the customer to keep the customer at a distance and to determine whether there are any changes in expectations.

It's important that the project manager develop a relationship with each person on the project team.It requires making the time to have an informal conversation with each person on the project team and with each key individual in the customer's organisation.

During the project life cycle, project managers encounter many occasions to employ their negotiating skills in interactions with the sponsor or customer, the project organisation's management, subcontractors, vendors, and end users of the project's end product.

Open communication and a climate of trust are prerequisites for introducing change, reducing resistance to change, and gaining commitment to the change.

Project managers should encourage a negative attitude on the part of the project team members and manipulate the team building process.

Leadership requires that the project manager be highly motivated and set a positive example for the project team.

The capable project manager understands what motivates team members and creates a competitive environment in which individuals compete as part of a high-performing team and are required to excel.

A project manager needs good interpersonal skills to try to influence the thinking and actions of others.