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Values of Effective Project Managers
May 23, 2012 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Best Practices
Values of Effective Project Managers
By Steve Romero
Here is Steve Romero’s List of Values and Behaviors of Effective Project Managers:
Value 1: Customers First
- Keeps commitments to customers
- Understands and anticipates customer needs
- Understands and promotes products and services
- Acts in the best interest of the enterprise
Value 2: Integrity
- Behaves in an honest and ethical manner
- Embraces diversity by treating each individual with dignity and respect
- Acts in an authentic, truthful, and straightforward manner
- Actions are consistent with words
- Deals with conflict in a timely and constructive manner
Value 3: Collaboration
- Thinks and acts beyond one’s own work group
- Puts enterprise needs and goals ahead of individual objectives
- Takes responsibility to help others succeed
- Freely shares information
- Celebrates success
Value 4: Adaptability
- Willingly seeks and considers new ideas, approaches and best practices
- Anticipates and embraces change
- Willing to challenge current practices
- Overcomes obstacles to meet goals
Value 5: Accountability
- Accepts responsibility for individual and group decisions and actions
- Holds self and others responsible for achieving results
- Takes initiative to solve problems personally and avoid unnecessary handoffs
- Acknowledges and learns from mistakes
- Takes personal responsibility for the organization’s success
Value 6: Excellence
- Consistently strives to deliver superior results
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency regarding implementation
- Seeks continuous learning and improvement
- Sets and achieves high standards of performance
Readers, what values and behaviors have I missed?
Steve Romero is a published and globally recognized IT governance evangelist and IT business value activist. His mission is to help enterprises realize the full potential of their IT investments for strategic and competitive advantage. He speaks around the world to companies in every business sector, federal and state government agencies, industry organizations, students, and information technology and business luminaries to identify and communicate leading advances in business governance and business management of IT. You can read more from Steve on http://www.itgevangelist.com/.
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