Project Management

BE2019: Project Management

Individual Assignment 1

Executive Summary

In this report I have looked at the personal qualities which would be looked at when appointing a Project manager and their essential skills and desirable skills explaining the rationale behind each of the qualities.

Project management is concerned with the overall planning and co-ordination of a project from inception to completion aimed at meeting the organisation requirements and ensuring completion on time, within cost and to required quality standards.

All the projects share one common characteristic - the projection of ideas and activities into new endeavors. The ever-present element of risk and uncertainty means that the events and tasks leading to completion can never be foretold with absolute accuracy. For some very complex or advanced project even the possibility of successful completion might be in serious doubt, so the main purpose of the project management is to foresee or predict as many of the dangers and problems as possible and to plan, organize and control activities so the projects are completed as successfully as possible in spite of all the risks.

Ref: - (Lock, D. (2003) Project Management. 8th ed., page number 3)

Characteristics of a project manager's

Project managers are recognized by stakeholders as the most important factor in the project goal achievement. This individual often makes the difference between project success and failure, so it is very important for any company to make sure that they got the right person with the right skills to handle the project.

Project managers are responsible for organizing, staffing, budgeting, directing, planning and controlling the project, so it is very important for a project manager to have many skills to operate in different ways.

Project managers have so many qualities which are essential qualities and some of the qualities can be considered has desirable to become a successful project manager.

Essential qualities

I believe that to be a successful project manager. The following sills are essential:-

Professional training:- Look for project managers that have PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) training, the project management profession's most respected and globally recognised certification credential. To obtain PMP certification, an individual must satisfy education and experience requirements, agree and adhere to a Code of Professional Conduct, and pass the PMP Certification Examination.

I believe professional training is very important for a project manager's because if the person haven't had professional training the company might not be able to rely on that person to complete the project on time, but if the company hires a person with professional training or one year experience then company will find it easy to rely on that person because that person will understand the project much quicker and will know how carry out the job.

Interpersonal skills: - The ability to manage people is vital. Project managers will ultimately be responsible for coordinating the efforts of the technical staff assigned to the project. It's crucial that they have the interpersonal and leadership skills to direct team members and keep them motivated and on track. They also need to be able to smoothly navigate through the tricky politics within and between the participating organizations.

Organisational skills: - This key characteristic of great project managers is absolutely critical to keep projects on schedule and budget. The ability to assign resources, prioritize tasks, and keep tabs on the budget will ensure quality and impact the project's success.

Communication skills. The project manager is the main communication link between the business managers and technical team. His or her ability to clearly communicate with members of both groups is essential. He or she must be able to clearly communicate project objectives, challenges or problems, scope changes, and regular project status reports.

In offshore outsourcing, communication skills become even more critical. Project managers must not only communicate with team members that may be on the other side of the world, they must do so in a way that makes the global nature of the project invisible to the client. It's an added challenge to try to effectively communicate between on-site and offshore staff. But an experienced offshore outsourcing