 We all love lists. Time is short. Everyone has their opinion of Top 10 for everything.
A 6/14/14 article by Susanne Madsen in The PM Hut titled “10 Project Management Dos” lists a very effective list for a review and commentary on. Most are intuitive but a few are worthy of additional focus. The 10 include:
Project Managing involve planning, tactics and relationships. I believe the most understated requirements for success is the relationship. A PM needs the support of the project stakeholders, and support individuals/teams required to deliver on the project. The quality of the relationships will determine the level of support, leeway, and flexibility for the PM to perform his/her responsibilities. Let’s take the 3rd point for illustration. Meeting people face to face. Such a simple step that is often deprioritized due to budget (if people are scattered geographically), limited time (no time for perfunctory visits since we are already behind our objectives), or just a belief this is not critical. The PM must build the personal connections with the customer, decision makers and key contributors to the project. If everything goes well on a project with no constraints, then the relationship factor plays a diminished role. If not, it is the relationship that the PM will rely on to get through difficult phases of a project negotiating alternative solutions, compromises or even failed projects. Bottom line, successful PMs emphasize relationships in a project.
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