A paper presented to the Project Management Institute's Annual Seminar/Symposium "Tides of Change", Long Beach, California, USA, 1998 (Updated for web presentation, 2002). Presented here as the fourth in a series linking project type through management style to project success.

Introduction | Review 1950-1970  | Review 1980-1990  | Classification
Findings | Summary & Conclusions | Appendix A  | Appendix B

Appendix B

Project Manager's Skill Sets
(Developed through training and experience)

Explorer

Coordinator

Driver

Administrator

Imaginative

Responsive

Assertive

Organized

Planning ........

focus long range

focus on participation

focus short range

focus on solutions

produce a vision

produce feedback

produce results

produce stability

innovate, generates ideas

probe

elaborate

deliberate

envision

brainstorm

clarify

analyze and rationalize

conceptualize plans

build consensus plans

create plans

work with information/data

workaround problems

advocate self-correction

confront problems

generate solutions

Organizing ........

evoke dedication

obtain willing effort

get early results

harmonize effort

enthuse, excite

encourage

enforce

build confidence

achieve

compromise

coordinate

collaborate

inspire

challenge

direct

administer

delegate

interact

execute

administer

motivate

negotiate

integrate

summarize

Executing ........

lead by example

develop commitment

drive using partnerships

reinforce commitment

map out direction

promote self-managed teamwork

give direction

give encouragement

foster personal growth

foster team building

foster healthy competition

foster team work

attract the best followers

coach available people

demand the best people

use available people

win stakeholder support

listen to stakeholders

cultivate stakeholders

keep stakeholder contact

use politics

sidestep politics

recognize politics

manage conflict

Controlling ........

take major decisions

reach decision closure

make most decisions

implement decisions

empower

guide

constrain

converge

get things recognized

get things agreed

get things done

get things accepted

use power by networking

use power by persuasion

use power by authority

use power by consent

unify by enthusiasm

unify by ownership

unify by authority

unify by agreement

minimize reporting

encourage responsive reporting

optimize reporting

institute effective reporting

Skills required by all: ability to communicate well, plan, prioritize, organize, exercise control and be resourceful


Appendix A  Appendix A

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