Presentation for the "Project Management" course at Northeatern. Score: 10/10

1. WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A GOOD
PROJECT
MANAGER?
Presentation by: Daniel Lois Chapter 4: Defining
Article written by: Barry Z. Posner the Project

2. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS
NOT AN EASY TASK
There are two contradictory point of view about the
requirements of a good project manager.
DETERMINE THE
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS CRITICAL
PROBLEMS FACED
BY PROJECT
MANAGERS
Aggressiveness Confidence Decisiveness
Resolution Integrity Versatility

3. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS
NOT AN EASY TASK
Characteristics of Traditional Approach Problems faced
a good Project by Project
Manager New Approach Managers

4. BE A EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGER IS
NOT AN EASY TASK
Characteristics of Traditional Approach Problems faced
a good Project by Project
Manager New Approach Managers
WHICH ONE IS THE MORE
ACCURACY POINT OF VIEW?

5. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
In a survey of a research conducted by Rowan and Badaway
they asked the next two questions:
What factors or variables are What PERSONAL
MOST likely to cause you characteristics, traits, or skills
problems managing a project? make for “above average”
project managers?

6. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
What factors or variables are MOST likely to
cause you problems managing a project?
Resources inadequate (69 %)
Meeting (“Unrealistic”) deadlines (67 %)
Unclear goals/direction (63 %)
Team members uncommitted (59%)
Insufficient planning (56%)
Breakdowns in
communications (54%)
Changes in goals
and resources
(42%)
Intern Conflicts
(35%)

7. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
What factors or variables are MOST likely to
cause you problems managing a project?
Resources inadequate (69 %) Budget Problem
Meeting (“Unrealistic”) deadlines (67 %) Time Problem
Unclear goals/direction (63 %)
Team members uncommitted (59%) Chapter 4:
UNDEFINITIONS IN THE
PROJECT
Insufficient planning (56%)
Communication Breakdowns in
Plan communications (54%)
Changes in goals
and resources
(42%)
Intern Conflicts
(35%)

8. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
KEY NOTE:
1. Insufficient definition of
policies from top
downward
The 3 most significant problems
reported by first line research,
development and engineering 2. How to define the goal
supervisor identified in project of a problem.
managers are:
3. Budgeting and
manpower assignments.
Problems because of a insufficient definition of
the project (Chapter 4)

9. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
What PERSONAL characteristics, traits, or skills
make for “above average” project managers?
Technological Skills
(46%)
Coping Skills (59%)
Leadership Skills (68%)
Empathy
Team Building Skills (72%) Motivation
Planning
Goal- Setting
Organizational Skills (75%) Analyzing
Communication Skills (84%) Listening
Persuading

10. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER?
The conclusions of this research showed that
being good project manager is necessary to have
both skills.
Requires certain It needs to be able to
personal skills to be face certain kind of
effective problems to be
effective

11. WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT
MANAGER? CONCLUSSION AND
FINAL KEY NOTE
Requires certain personal It needs to be able to face certain
skills to be effective kind of problems to be effective