15 Points Forum – No 1: Myths of Project Management

• Project Managers are 100% technical.

• Project Managers are personal assistants (PAs).

• Project Managers will fix all your problems.

• Project Managers can control the uncontrollable.

• Project Managers are kings of multi-tasking.

• Project Managers should be held solely responsible for project failures.    

• Project Managers should be held solely responsible for project delays 

• Project Managers are Action Men and just take actions and minutes from meetings.

• Project Managers can solve all issues, avoid all risks & answer all questions. 

• Project Managers can predict the future.

• Best Project Managers should be loud, aggressive, belligerent and forceful.

• Project Managers skills are not transferrable from industry to industry.

• Project Managers are Program Managers, Change Managers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Testers, Trainers & Subject Matter Experts     

• Project Managers need to have professional qualifications to do their job.

• Project Managers need to be subject matter experts to deliver all projects  


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