Task # 2
Questions .....
What is the project manager ?
The project manager is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skill-management , leadership , technical , conflict management , and customer relationship- who is responsible for initiating , planning , executing , and closing down a project. As project manager , your environment is one of continual change and problem solving in some organization , the project manager is a very experienced system analyst , whereas in others , both junior and senior analysts are expected to take on this role , managing parts of a project or actively supporting a more senior colleague who assumes the project manager role .
What is the skill to success the project manager ?
| Leadership : | Communication , liaison between management , users, and developers , assigning activities , monitoring progress .
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Interpersonal skill |
| Management : |
Defining and sequencing activities , communicating expectations assigning resources to activities monitoring outcomes.
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Management skill |
| Customer relations : | Interpreting system requests and specifications site preparation and user training contact point for customers.
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Technical skill |
| Conflict management : |
Problem solving smoothing out personality differences compromising goal setting .
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Analytical skill |
| Technical problem solving : | Interpreting system requests and specifications defining activities and their sequence making trade-offs between alternative solution designing solution to problems
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Analytical skill |
| Team management : | Communication within and between teams peer evaluations conflict resolution team building self management .
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Management skill |
| Risk and change management : | Environmental scanning risk and opportunity identification and assessment forecasting resource redeployment .
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Management skill |