10 Qualities of a Good Project Manager

March 4, 2009 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Musings

10 Qualities of a Good Project Manager
By Pawel Brodzinski

  1. You should have excellent organization skills.
  2. You should communicate more often.
  3. You should be honest with clients.
  4. You should always look for a solution instead of pointing fingers.
  5. You should like to work with customers.
  6. You should understand the business story laying behind the project.
  7. You should understand the technical issues appearing during implementation.
  8. You should not hesitate to escalate or deliver negative feedback whenever needed.
  9. You should not cry over unfair opinions about your work and your projects.
  10. You should always expect the unexpected.

Pawel’s experience in software development covers a bunch of positions in both rank and file and management roles. He worked in quality assurance, software development, design, support and implementation teams. He also managed different teams from small group of testers up to ERP system development department. While spending most of his career working on enterprise and carrier grade systems, he did play some roles in micro-ISVs. Pawel’s blog can be found at: blog.brodzinski.com.

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