Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 07-Mar-08
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.
• 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.
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