Project Manager acts as guardian of Project on behalf of executive management of the organisation. He is expected to take decisions which are most favorable to project objectives.
An effective & efficient Project Manager should have following skills
1. Knowledge of Project management concepts, tools & techniques
2. Good Inter-personnel skills and ability to influence stakeholders
3. Problem solving & conflict resolutions skills
4. Excellent communication skills to convey thoughts clearly via meetings, emails & presentations
5. Project Domain Subject Knowledge
6. Fair operational hold on Productivity enhancement tools such as estimation, schedulling & costing, risk management, communication tools/ systems
7. Overall most improtantly 10 years+ industry experience working with people of varied skill sets, exerience level, different cultures and countries.
8. Ability to manage stakeholders expectations, identify project objectives & constraints priorities/ project pulling forces strength level
