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What do Project Managers Really Do ?

This might seem to be an offensive question at first but for someone who is aspiring to become an Project Manager, this is a valid questions. I have seen many project manager sup …
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Project Manager and Technical Architect

This refers to IT projects. Many times I have seen that organisations want a Project Manager to take responsibility of design Architecture of the application as well. Having very …
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Delivery Manager VS Project Manager

My boss is looking at me to take a delivery manager role but I'm having some 2nd thoughts because I've already doing a project leader role and would like to learn more about the pm …
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Project manager skills or knowledges must be more technical or more administrative?

I'm engineer, and my partners and me prefer to work at a project where the project manager is an engineer too, because he or she has enough technical knowledge, and we feel that we …
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No trust between Project Manager and sponsor

What should a PM do if he has sound reasons not to trust his sponsor? And if the sponsor openly acknowledges that he doesn't trust the PM?
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Handling frustrations in project

we all know that there is no perfect projects - times when there are uncertainties and unexpected situations, etc... How should a PM handle frustrating and stressful situations?
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Managing/scheduling multiple project with shared resources

Hi all, I'm looking for a way to manage multiple projects and schedule incoming projects with shared resources. My goal is to manage ongoing little projects/tasks (from 10 hrs to …
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Would you leave a project in mid-stream?

Most likely you have some loyalty/allegiance to your teams and a desire to see a project through but everybody also has a career to manage. Are there any ethical guidelines that w …
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PM Performance Goals

Part of the self appraisals for review process in an organization is setting your goals or objectives. Generally or ideally, what should be the goals or objective a PM should subm …
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What are the fundamental differences between a functional manager and a project manager?

What are the fundamental differences between a functional manager and a project manager? And is it possible to switch from a job as project manager to one as a functional manager? …
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How to deal with a not organized project manager?

The very essence of a good project manager is that his/her projects come in on time and within budget, with clear limits of scope and so on and so forth. BUT what if you are worki …
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A budding Project Manager

From your own experience, what is the most important advice you would offer a budding project manager?
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Is a program manager the same as a project manager?

Is a program manager the same as a project manager?
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What are the responsibilities of a project manager in a small team of developers ?

We have a relatively small team of developers with less than 5 people in it and a project manager. What do you think is the typical set of responsibilities a project manager should …
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Can a Project Manager also be a good Entrepreneur/Business Owner?

I would like to know from those of you who have transitioned from being a corporate project manager to being an entrepreneur or business owner (running your own successful business …

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