Comments on: Project Management Hints and Tips https://www.projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/ The latest project management news, views and project management sites from the around the world Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Aidan Breslin https://www.projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:47:04 +0000 https://projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/#comment-325 Hi Paul

Good summary of skills required to be a successful PM – totally agree with the points on people / soft skills and communication – for me they would be high priority, both in terms of:

1. Building relationships with project stakeholders, and dealing fairly the inevitable personality issues which will arise when any group of people work together
2. Communicating both good and bad (e.g. it depends on the project, but what I’ve found is that when an issue arises it should be communicated to stakeholders as promptly as possible, along with the steps in place to mitigate / resolve). This means there are no surprises when updates appear, and if stakeholders are able to assist, they can do so (sometimes all it may require is an email / phone call from the project sponsor to have an issue moved up the priority list)

Great post, thanks for sharing

Aidan

]]> By: Petros Rigas https://www.projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:16:39 +0000 https://projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/#comment-324 Project Management soft skills are essential. A project manager may have all hard skills learned and earned in a career managing projects. However unless they master the art of speaking with empathy, communicating while managing perception, negotiating effectively, and managing conflicts among their team members, the job will always be a hard one. Mastering such skills makes the project management profession all the more interesting rather than challenging. Influencing people to change their minds is an art that can be mastered by applying principles such as the ones you mentioned. Project Management is both an art and a science and learning to master the art is what makes managing projects satisfying.

]]> By: Duncan from Vetter https://www.projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:16:56 +0000 https://projectaccelerator.co.uk/project-management-hints-and-tips/#comment-323 There are so many projects that are prone to fail simply because they are not managed right from the beginning. These tips are valid for both new and experienced project managers. I really like the first two tips that refer to communication and quality. If project managers understand their importance, they become open-minded and can approach any situation in an effective manner.

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