Project Management
Ranked personality traits of successful project managers:
- Truthful
- Concerned for quality
- Charismatic – people-oriented, leader
- Self-assured and persuasive
- Innovative – entrepreneurial, risk- and action-oriented
- Decisive
- Business-oriented
- Methodical
- Technically sensitive
Skills found to be necessary in a good project manager:
- Communication and presentation.
- Planning and control.
- Managing clients.
- Leadership.
- Formulating proposals for change.
- Negotiation.
- Understanding what does and does not work.
- Contract administration
- Resource management
The six critical factors of successful project management:
- Managing goals, expectations and benefits.
- Matching intended projects to organizational capabilities.
- Balancing power, between functional and project managers.
- Accountability.
- Entrepreneurial trust.
- Management renewal of process and people.
Sometimes our clients have a project team that they are comfortable with, but are lacking that solid leader to pull everything together. If your team needs that experienced project manager who can keep your team on track and deal with all of the issues while keeping the big picture in focus, BEST Engineers can help. We will provide a project manager and if necessary help you to bring all of the needed skill sets to bear on your project.
Some clients already have a person who they would like to develop into a project manager, but who may not be quite ready for that important project. BEST Engineers can provide a mentor to help your learning project manager through the rough spots, and to help you to keep your project moving according to plan. Supplement your team with an experienced mentor who can improve your internal project manager’s learning curve and provide the needed experience to help the project along when it needs help.