The project manager should possess another sort of technical expertise: understanding of management skills, in particular, management styles described in the social project management behavioral approach to team leadership.
The project management industry identifies an effective leadership style as a critical skill. A successful project manager must develop various “styles” with which [...]
Project managers must monitor the project budget and schedule, but to succeed, they must also use their managerial skills to motivate and influence the efforts of the project team. The project manager must posses a strategic desire to get the goal of the project accomplished. To achieve the desired goal, an effective team [...]
Clear communication to and between team members and consultants also contributes to keeping the team working on task and to keeping consultants working with the team, because it fosters the discipline necessary for any complex project. Project managers can strengthen the cohesiveness exhibited by great teams if they establish clear lines of communication; [...]