To do this work, you'll use a combination of skills, tools, and techniques. Project management skills include the ability to build a project schedule, estimate the amount of work effort, and identify risk.
Common project management tools include schedule analysis tools (such as network diagrams), work identification tools (such as work breakdown structures), or quality tools (such as Pareto diagrams).
Project Managment Skills,
Tools, and Techniques
Skills Tools Techniques
Build a Schedule
Network Diagrams
Decomposition
Estimate Effort
Work Breakdown Structures
Inspections
Identify Risks
Pareto Charts
Verification
You'll find that project management will involve processes, procedures, and techniques to use these tools effectively. For example, you'll break down the work or decompose it using the work breakdown structure.
You'll want to make sure project work was done correctly and as planned utilizing techniques like inspections and verification processes. Don't worry if these terms are unfamiliar. We'll be covering them in upcoming lessons.
Let's take a closer look at the skills you need. To be successful in your project manager role, you'll need to develop your competencies in two key areas: interpersonal skills and technical skills.
Interpersonal skills include communication skills, leadership, and
influencing. You'll need to be able to focus your staff through team building, motivation, and negotiation. You'll also sharpen your problem solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills.
Technical skills include scheduling, estimating the work in both hours and costs, and gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements for the work. Project managers are responsible for project planning, including all aspects of scope, schedule, budget, and risks. Once the project is
implemented, required skills include controlling changes, statusing, and reporting.
These are just some of the competencies a project manager needs. Some project managers have high competencies in their soft skills but lack technical skills. Others have finely honed technical skills but aren't big on people skills. The goal is to recognize your strengths that make you most suitable for specific types of projects and work to improve areas of weakness as part of your overall professional
development plan.
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