Project Leadership Competence

Project Management is widely recognised as a critical factor in project success. ProjExc firmly believe that competence in project leadership is an essential part of a successful project manager's toolkit. We find that a successful Project Leader needs to be able to:

•    Develop the project vision
•    Build the project management team and lead the team through the key steps of the project management process
•    Lead the project team through the four stages of team development (Storming, Forming, Norming and Performing)
•    Demonstrate excellent communication skills: verbal, both one-on-one and with a group, and written skills.
•    Understand and use interpersonal relationship skills such as constructive feedback, conflict resolution, managing individual styles and personalities
•    Demonstrate high level facilitation skills
•    Be skilful at influencing, persuading and negotiating across the organization and removing obstacles for the team
•    Have the ability to accept criticism, feedback and input from others
•    Use skills in using tools and approaches such as brainstorming, organizing, decision making, project management, conflict resolution, and so on.
•    Sell and promote the project both within and often outside the organization.

Recognising this, Steve Harland our project leadership specialist has helped us to develop a number of project leadership development modules which can be structured around the specific needs of a business to provide a tailored project leadership programme. Typically these fall into 2 broad categories, i.e. Team Communication and Relationship Building, and Creating a High Performing Project Team.

Comments

[Fadi El-Eter]

Hi,

I am interested in republishing this post slightly reworded on PM Hut (under the Leadership section). Please email me if you're interested.

Thanks!

[Rich Maltzman, PMP]

Your post is reminiscent of the main message within our upcoming book, "The Fiddler on the Project". This book is being written collaboratively. I invite your readers to contribute. It takes only a few seconds to have a look and contribute - a simple survey gets you started.

See http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com - or visit our blog ScopeCrepe at http://scopecrepe.blogspot.com

Thanks
Rich Maltzman, PMP