Excellent Project Managerial Skills
Wow, when we heard the news everyone was ecstatic!!! After
years of request and proposals, the answer was finally yes! We will get a new
simulation lab with all of the latest electrical/electronic equipment used for
our classrooms. We will be able to effectively show our students how to troubleshoot
and repair the actual equipment that they will be working on when they arrive
at their place of work. The equipment is obsolete and the official word has
come down that the entire agency will be getting a face lift. How exciting
right!!! STOP! No one had any idea how much work was involved to complete this
project successfully.
This was a long and difficult project which I thought was
well planned. From the beginning, the project manager kept everyone informed of
the phases and the process of the project. She was always communicating with
team members and answered all questions. She was continuously at the various
sites inquiring about the work and noting if there were any barriers or
limitations that prevented work from being accomplished. She wanted everyone to
stay on schedule and she expressed that fact at every meeting.
She kept a copy of the project plans on her at all times.
She took notes and could tell the team members what the short term and long
term plans were at any given moment which ensured all members were on the same
page. Her strategy to complete this project was razor sharp. In contrast to
strategies, objectives are results to be achieved through the performance of a
project. Objectives may include the creation of products and services or the
impact realized through the application of these products and services. Clear
specific objectives are extremely useful, but project managers must also be
able to update and refine objectives as a project progresses. (Portny, S. E.,
Mantel, S. J., Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., Sutton, M. M., & Kramer, B.
E., 2008).
Lastly, she had an excellent person in her corner, the
project champion, the Contract Manager. Sometimes the best champion is one
whose support is never called into service. Just knowing that this person
supports a project helps others appreciate its importance and encourages others
to work diligently to ensure its success. (p.15) She possessed the six
attributes of a successful project manager which included the gift of
foresight, they are organized, they know how to lead, are good communicators,
they are pragmatic and empathetic. You’re the best Ms. Canning!
Reference
Portny, S. E., Mantel, S. J., Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S.
M., Sutton, M. M., & Kramer, B. E. (2008). Project management: Planning,
scheduling, and controlling projects. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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