Saturday, February 21, 2009

PM Skill #5: Proactive

A project manager must also follow up on his/her communication when a response is needed.  It serves little value to publish minutes, for example, and not follow up on the action items. Likewise, a project manager should always be prepared to resolve issues as soon as they arise.

In his article, "If you're going to be a project manager, be a proactive one", Tom Mochal writes there are "three types of project managers--accidental ones, good ones, and proactive ones."  He also states that a proactive project manager "has an issues management process in place to deal proactively with all major problems when they occur. "  According to Mochal being proactive and understanding project management responsibilities gives a project manager a "much better chance for success."

A project manager must be proactive.  There is no "wait until tomorrow" when it comes to resolving issues that can balloon into major risks.

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