Areas of Expertise for a Project Manager	First published July 07
Jyothi Goudar	Rating

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for managing the project to meet the project objectives. A project is successful only if it meets all of it objectives completely. Most Project Managers do not realize that they are lacking knowledge of what good Project Management involves and why it is so important. Many people with the title Project Managers are not real Project Managers but some form of Project Coordinator.

A Project Manager should be a role model for others to follow. Project management by a Project Manager is about focusing everyone on a goal, and managing the resources and workload to achieve that goal. All this happens in a high stress, deadline driven environment. Project Managers must be effective in:

• Communicating and getting decisions formed
• Implement these decisions vertically up and down the hierarchy of the organization
• Crossing organizational boundaries to obtain support

Projects require trained professionals with project management expertise.

Key Points:

• Areas of Expertise

• Project Planning

• Conflict Resolution

• Guiding the Team

• Milestones and Dependencies

• Estimating Time

• Scope Estimation

• Risks

• Quality

• Procurement

• Communication

• Human Resources

• Team Building

• Motivation

• Problem Solving

• Leadership

• Summary of Activities

• Conclusion

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