15 Points Forum – No 4: What is Project Management

• Project management is about planning for future events.

• Project management is about vendor and client delivery.

• Project management is not just an actions management and note taking exercise.

• Project management is about managing all stakeholders not just the ones with important titles and treating all project stakeholders with the same amount of respect no matter what level they are at.

• Project management is about treating people with respect and dignity and not about being aggressive, forceful and belligerent.

• Project management is about the balance of knowing when to listen and knowing when to ask questions.

• Project management is not about looking after your own team, it’s about looking after all project teams.

• Project management is about confidence in your own ability.

• Project management is a unique skill that needs to be respected.

• Project management is about continuous learning both from successes and failures.

• Project management is about being flexible, adaptable and malleable.

• Project management is one of the few professions whose skill set is transferable.

• Project management is about juggling different tasks, managing concurrent deliverables, managing different methodologies, working in structured and unstructured environments and expecting the unexpected.

• Project management is not about predicting the future but using your common sense to manage & mitigate risks and importantly understand when those risks will become issues.

• Project Management is about managing resources & costs efficiently & effectively, delivering all phases of projects and most importantly having fun doing your job.


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