Saturday, August 15, 2009

Pointers to Becoming a World-class Project Manager

Success is every professional's dream. I bet you have spent 14-15 years of your life preparing for something that earns (1) self-worth, (2) money, and (3) other's respect. And no wonder you still want to learn and learn more even after the confines of the campus.

Success in Project Management is one of those uncomfortable paths which I am trying to pass. But thanks to my wife for sharing one of Rita Mulcahy's paper "What Makes a Project Manager Successful?". I now have some pointers to becoming a world-class Project Manager :)

  • Consciousness - be aware, connect the dots, and notice the relevance of things and situations in the environment
  • Leadership - know where you want to go and make people follow you to get there
  • Efficient Process - work smart, get things done without overtime
  • Proactive - prevent issues, or at least discover and reduce the probability or impact of an issue
  • Root Cause Analysis - get to the heart of the matter, solve the right problem
  • Recognition - give honor to whom honor is due
So help me God!

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