II Module (How to become a Good Project Manager)

Following are the skill-set of a Good Project Manager.


1. Be a Leader and a Manager

A good project manager will constantly switch from a leader to a manager as situations require.

2. Be a Team builder and a Team leader

The project manger has to set the “tone” of the team and to lead them through the various team development phases to the point where they perform as a team.

3. Be a Problem Solver

 Interpersonal problems

 Internal sources

 External sources

 Technical sources

 Management sources

 Communication

 Opinions or perceptions

4. Be a Negotiator and Influencer

Negotiation is working together with other people with the intention of coming to a joint agreement while Influencing power is the ability to get people to do things they would not do otherwise.

5. Be an Excellent Communicator

It’s a two way process and the good project manager has to deal with both written and oral communication.

6. Be A Good Organiser

A good project manager will need to organise project filling including all documentation, contracts, e-mails, memo’s, reviews, meetings, specialist documents, requirements and specifications, reports, changes, issues, risks, etc.

7. Be a Competent and Consistent Planner

 Plans are always documents, don’t fall into the trap of thinking that its only a schedule diagram.

 Sucessful projects are delivered by successful teams.Always use the team to help create the plan unless, rarely, there is a good reason why not, such as commercial confidentiality, or contractual conditions.

8. Set-up and manage Budgets