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Being a successful Project Manager requires a wide range of skills, talents, and experience. Great writing skills, a deep knowledge of technology, and an aptitude to manage budgets are all key to Project Management. In addition to these skills, you must also have good customer relations, understand (and practice) prioritization as well as
In order to help you out, we created a list of 6 must-have personal relationship skills every project manager needs.
Personal relationship skills are the most important for project managers as he/she is the one to control, navigate, and inspire the entire
Understand Your Project
Project Managers are not experts at everything and they often have to manage projects that are outside of their area of expertise. Start small so that you gain an understanding of the overall topic and project. You must have the ability to break things down into bite-sized bits. This will help you better understand the goals and allow you to start your project plan.
Being a successful Project Manager requires a wide range of skills, talents, and experience. Great writing skills, a deep knowledge of technology, and an aptitude to manage budgets are all key to Project Management. Click To TweetRemember, that you must have an understanding of the way things work, taking to the key participants, business analyst/designer and business owners will help you meet your goals.
Keep Calm
There is a fair amount of stress when you are responsible for a project’s success or failure (your reputation and maybe your job are on the line). When you feel things are starting to fall apart, it takes skills and talent to gain control of the situation and get it back on course. If you have to work after hours use corporate email and internal social media to get everyone’s attention. Using social media is quite acceptable these days, especially if it concerns start-ups or SMB (small to medium sizes companies like
Encourage Your Project Team
Some people require more encouragement than others. If you see that your
Setting goals
As the project manager, you have to set the vision for project
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Increase Retention
Even if you have a
Speaking the Same Language as Project Team Members
When meeting with
This online, self-paced course prepares new or aspiring project managers to pass the Project Management Institute’s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification exam.