PM Skill #10: Accountability

The project manager is ultimately accountable for the success or failure of the project.  This fact is something I struggled with early on in my career because it seemed that as the project manager I was being blamed for anything that did not go as planned.  I had to learn that it was my job and that I had to take ownership of day-to-day issues, like it or not.  I also had to learn that being accountable for a project that was not on plan did not always result in a negative outcome.  Fires regularly occur on projects, especially complex projects.  Being able to learn from my mistakes early in my career prepared me well for future issues.

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