PMP Masterclass Module 6 PMP Projects, the Project Manager and Other Roles and Responsibilities

Lesson 1:  Nature of PMP Projects

Projects are temporary. Projects drive change, changing from the current state to a future state. Projects Create Business Value. A Project is NOT Operational Work.

Members Only PMP Project Manager Role

Communication skills, Communications during the project will take many forms. The project manager is the creator and manager of most of the project communications, including project documents, meeting updates, status reports, and so on. The project manager must ensure that the information is explicit, clear, and complete so that your audience will clearly understand what has been communicated. Project Managers Solve Problems.

Members Only PMP Project Roles

The Functional Manager who usually owns the project resources, and is often a Group or Departmental Head. Senior Management, who is anyone more senior than the Project Manager, and can resolve organizational conflicts.

Members Only PMP Project Manager Skill Set

The project manager is the creator and manager of most of the project communications, including project documents, meeting updates, status reports, and so on. The project manager must ensure that the information is explicit, clear, and complete so that your audience will clearly understand what has been communicated. Ninety percent of project management is communication by asking and listening, managing expectations, and accepting and offering constructive feedback.

Members Only PM Influence and Negotiation Skills

Effective problem solving requires negotiation and influencing skills, and this requires working with others to come to an agreement. Influencing is convincing the other party that your way is best even if it is not what they want. Power and politics are techniques used to influence people to perform.