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THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER
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DEFINITION OF A PROJECT MANAGER
The role of a project manager is distinct from that of a functional manager or
operations manager. Typically-
The functional manager focuses on providing management oversight for a
functional or business unit.
Operations managers are responsible for ensuring that business operations are
efficient.
The project manager is the person assigned by the performing organization to
lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.

WHO IS THE PROJECT MANAGER?
Project manager is a leader who guide/motivate/influence the followers to
achieve a common goal.
3 P’s of Leadership
[1] Person - Leader
[2] People -Follower
[3] Purpose- Goal
Purpose
Person People
Committed To
To Achieve
influences

INFLUENCE OF PROJECT MANAGER
Project managers fulfill numerous roles within their sphere of influence. These roles reflect the project manager’s
capabilities and are representative of the value and contributions of the project management profession. The roles of
the project manager in the various spheres of influence shown in the following Figure

THE PROJECT
 The project manager leads the project team to meet the project’s objectives and stakeholders’
expectations.
The project manager works to balance the competing constraints on the project with the resources
available.
The project manager also performs communication roles between the project sponsor, team members,
and other stakeholders.
The project manager uses soft skills (e.g., interpersonal
skills and the ability to manage people) to balance the
conflicting and competing goals of the project
stakeholders in order to achieve consensus. In this
context, consensus means that the relevant
stakeholders support the project decisions and actions
even when there is not 100% agreement.
Research reveals that the top 2% of project managers
as designated by their bosses and team members
distinguish themselves by demonstrating superior
relationship and communication skills while displaying a
positive attitude

 Developing communication skills using multiple methods (verbal, written, and nonverbal)
 Creating, maintaining, and adhering to communications plans and schedules.
 Communicating predictably and consistently
 Seeking to understand the project stakeholders’ communication needs
 Making communications concise, clear, complete, simple, relevant, and tailored
 Including important positive and negative news
 Incorporating feedback channels
The ability to communicate with stakeholders:

THE ORGANIZATION
The project manager proactively interacts with other project managers.
The project manager may work toward increasing the project management competency and capability within
the organization as a whole and is involved in both tacit and explicit knowledge transfer or integration initiatives
Independent projects or projects that are part of the same program may impact a project due to but not
limited to the following:
Demands on the same resources
Priorities of funding
Receipt or distribution of deliverables
Alignment of project goals and objectives with those of the organization.
The project manager maintains a strong advocacy role within the organization. The project manager proactively
interacts with managers within the organization during the course of the project. The project manager also works
with the project sponsor to address internal political and strategic issues that may impact the team or the viability
or quality of the project.

THE ORGANIZATION
The project manager also works to:
Demonstrate the value of project management,
Increase acceptance of project management in the organization, and
Advance the efficacy of the PMO when one exists in the organization.
Depending on the organizational structure, a project manager may report to a functional manager. In other cases, a
project manager may be one of several project managers who report to a PMO or a portfolio or program manager
who is ultimately responsible for one or more organization-wide projects.
The project manager works closely with all relevant managers to achieve the project objectives and to ensure
the project management plan aligns with the portfolio or program plan.
The project manager also works closely and in collaboration with other roles, such as organizational managers,
subject matter experts, and those involved with business analysis. In some situations, the project manager may be
an external consultant placed in a temporary management role.

The project manager need to know about the current industry trends. The project manager uses this information
to see the impact or apply to the current projects. These trends are:
THE INDUSTRY
Product and
Technology
Development
Economic forces
that impact the
immediate project
New and changing
market niches
New laws and
Regulation or
Standards
New tools, Skills
and Discipline
Process
improvement and
sustainability
strategies.

Continuing knowledge transfer and integration is very important for the project manager. This professional
development is ongoing in the project management profession and in other areas where the project manager
maintains subject matter expertise. This knowledge transfer and integration:
PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE
Participation in training, continuing education, and development:
 In the project management profession (e.g. universities, PMI)
 In a related profession (e.g. systems engineering, configuration management)
 In other professions (e.g. information technology, aerospace).
Contribution of knowledge and expertise to others within the profession at the local, national,
and global levels(communities of practice, international organizations)

PROJECT MANAGER COMPETENCES
According to PMI Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework
to the skills needed by project managers through the use of The PMI Talent
Triangle The talent triangle focuses on three key skill sets:
Technical project management.
The knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to specific domains of project,
program, and portfolio management. The technical aspects of performing
one’s role.
Leadership.
The knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to guide, motivate, and direct a
team, to help an organization achieve its business goals.
Strategic and business management.
The knowledge of and expertise in the industry and organization that
enhanced performance and better delivers business outcomes.

Technical project management skills are defined as the skills to effectively apply project management knowledge
to deliver the desired outcomes for programs or projects. There are numerous technical project management skills.
Such as:
 Focus on the critical technical project management elements for each project they manage. This focus is as
simple as having the right artifacts readily available. At the top of the list were the following:
 Critical success factors for the project
 Schedule
 Selected financial reports
 Issue log.
Tailor both traditional and agile tools, techniques, and methods for each project.
Make time to plan thoroughly and prioritize diligently.
Manage project elements, including, but not limited to, schedule, cost, resources, and risks.
TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Strategic and business management skills involve the ability to see the high-level overview of the
organization and effectively negotiate and implement decisions and actions that support strategic
alignment and innovation.
STRATEGIC AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS
This ability may include a working knowledge of other functions such as finance, marketing,
and operations. Strategic and business management skills may also include developing and
applying pertinent product and industry expertise.
This business knowledge is also known as domain knowledge.

Explain to others the essential business aspects of a project
 Work with the project sponsor, team, and subject matter experts to develop an appropriate project
delivery
Strategy
 Implement that strategy in a way that maximizes the business value of the project.
 The project manager should apply the following knowledge and information about the organization to
the project to ensure alignment:
 Strategy
 Mission
 Goals and objectives
 Priority
 Tactics
 Products or services (e.g., deliverables).
STRATEGIC AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Leadership skills involve the ability to guide, motivate, and direct a team. These skills may include demonstrating
essential capabilities such as:
A large part of the project manager’s role involves dealing with people. The project manager should study
people’s behaviors and motivations. The project manager should strive to be a good leader, because leadership
is crucial to the success of projects in organizations. A project manager applies leadership skills and qualities
when working with all project stakeholders, including the project team, the steering team, and project sponsors.
DEALING WITH PEOPLE
LEADERSHIPSKILLS
Communication
Critical thinking
Interpersonal
skills
ResilienceNegotiation
Problem solving

Research shows that the qualities and skills of a leader include but are not limited to:
 Being a visionary (Help to describe the products, goals, and objectives of the project; able to
dream and translate those dreams for others)
 Being optimistic and positive
 Being collaborative
 Managing relationships and conflict by:
Building trust
Satisfying concerns
Seeking consensus
Balancing competing and opposing goals
Applying persuasion, negotiation, compromise, and conflict resolution skills
Developing and nurturing personal and professional networks
Taking a long-term view that relationships are just as important as the project; and
Continuously developing and applying political acumen.
QUALITIES AND SKILLS OF A LEADER

Communicating by:
Spending sufficient time communicating (research shows that top project managers spend about 90% of
their time on a project in communicating)
Managing expectations
Accepting feedback graciously
Giving feedback constructively and
Asking and listening.
 Being respectful (helping others retain their autonomy), courteous, friendly, kind, honest, trustworthy, loyal,
and ethical
Exhibiting integrity and being culturally sensitive, courageous, a problem solver, and decisive
Giving credit to others where due
Being a life-long learner who is results- and action-oriented
QUALITIES AND SKILLS OF A LEADER

The word management is more closely associated with directing another person to get from one point to another using a known set of
expected behaviors.
In contrast, leadership involves working with others through discussion or debate in order to guide them from one point to another.
COMPARISON OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Project managers need to employ both leadership and management in order to be successful.
Following table compares management and leadership on several important levels.

 Leader characteristics
 Attitudes
 Moods
 Needs
 Values
 Ethics
LEADERSHIP STYLES
 Organizational
characteristics
 Its purpose
 Structure
 Type of work
performed
Project managers may lead their teams in many ways. The style a project manager selects
may be a personal preference, or the result of the combination of multiple factors
associated with the project. The style a project manager uses may change over time based
on the factors in play. Major factors to consider include but are not limited to:
 Team member
characteristics
 Attitudes
 Moods
 Needs
 Values
 Ethics
 Environmental
characteristics
 Social situation
 Economic state
 Political elements

 Servant leader
 Demonstrates commitment to serve
and put other people first
 Focuses on other people’s growth,
learning, development, autonomy, and
well-being

 Concentrates on relationships,
community and collaboration
 Leadership is secondary and emerges
after service.
LEADERSHIP STYLES
There are a number of leadership styles that a project manager can adopt. Some of the most common
examples of these styles include but are not limited to:
Laissez-faire
Allowing the team to make their own decisions
and establish their own goals, also referred to as
taking a hands-off style
 Transactional
 Focus on goals
 Feedback
 Accomplishment to determine rewards
 Management by exception

LEADERSHIP STYLES
 Transformational
 Empowering followers through Idealized
attributes and behaviors
 Inspirational motivation
 Encouragement for innovation and creativity
individual consideration
 Charismatic
 Able to inspire
 High-energy
 Enthusiastic
 Self-confident
 Holds strong convictions
 Interactional
Is a combination of transactional,
transformational, and charismatic.

Personality refers to the individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Personality characteristics:
 Authentic (accepts others for what and who they are, show open concern)
 Courteous (ability to apply appropriate behavior and etiquette)
 Creative (ability to think abstractly, to see things differently, to innovate)
 Cultural (measure of sensitivity to other cultures including values, norms, and beliefs)
 Emotional (ability to perceive emotions and the information they present and to manage them)
 Intellectual (measure of human intelligence over multiple aptitudes)
 Managerial (measure of management practice and potential)
 Political (measure of political intelligence and making things happen)
 Service-oriented (evidence of willingness to serve other people)
 Social (ability to understand and manage people)
 Systemic (drive to understand and build systems).
PERSONALITY

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