It identifies seven habits that can help people be more effective in personal and professional environments. But what habits apply specifically to successful project managers?
Thursday, January 17, 2019
The 7 Habits of Successful Project Managers
It identifies seven habits that can help people be more effective in personal and professional environments. But what habits apply specifically to successful project managers?
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This article immediately caught my eye because it was showing habits that are not negative, for once. I feel like many authors don’t like doing “how to” or “tips and tricks” kinds of piece because they feel gimmicky and boring. I, on the other hand, immensely enjoy finding and reading articles such as this one because I think it’s straight forward rather than superficial. In this article, the author began by explaining what a project manager is by characterizing them and providing essential things to keep in mind when trying to become a successful project manager. After that, the author decides to break down each of the seven habits in two different ways: typed out and visual. I think this tactic is smart because it then addresses different audiences and therefore becomes more accessible and easier to read. Overall, I feel as though this article was unique and interesting as well as very informative and enjoyable. I really loved the author’s approach and initial idea, and I feel like I’ve learned something new.
What a wonderfully informative and intelligent article. I especially agree with the first part of the article and how it speaks about how the habit of acting with complete integrity and following the project process are inherent activities that a Project manager needs to do in order to do their job in anyway. I also think it’s interesting that the #1 most important thing for a project manager is to plan for risk. While I know that risk management is definitely a priority among project managers, I didn’t expect it to be #1 on the list. I also think that the “habits” section of this article is very helpful. By calling these things habits, they become part of the routine and should not require extra energy to execute. The part of the article where Clayton says that the job of a project manager is “to bring control to the messy, chaotic, uncertain, changing environment that is a project,” rings extremely true. The job of being a project manager is difficult because everything is in fluxuation. This article provided me with a new way to think about project management in terms of the things I could actively doing to be a better manager for all things.
This list is really a good broad generalization of what it takes to be a “good” production manager. I think that what Ella said above about risk management really holds true in just how important it is to be a successful manager. The other important thing that I think they expressed well was the importance of working together and as a team. Creating and organizing a group of people to move forward, it’s not the managers job to just control every little aspect of the show or just treating each person like an individual unit pulling them together with no collaboration. I also think the final section after listing all of these “habits” in talking about how to form them and dealing with the fact that habits are formed is important to think about and is a great way in farming these devices. They are things that not everyone has or is good at but stuff everyone can do and it’s their choice and effort to make such things happen.
I appreciate that the goals listed in this article are relatively measurable. In a Teaching and Learning class I am currently in, we talked about the success of a student lies a lot in clearly stating measurable goals, and I think that the list provided in this article are actually concrete enough for one to be able to not only constantly check in with ourselves, but, if you ask a colleague to help keep you accountable in actively being better, that feedback can be significantly more specific and guided. I also appreciate that these are things that we can practice adding into our daily practice, not things that we need to constantly rebuke ourselves for not correcting. The article also provides specific techniques and examples to help one to learn how to put these skills into your practice, which makes it that much more achievable.
The job of a project manager is simple when you think of it in plain words and literal meaning. But it is not as easy as it sounds because the intricacy and usefulness of thier job is contained in the various layers of how to manage and bring a project to its completion, topped with its full scope.
This article is really helpful in this sense where it gives the people a concise way to think about what good manners people might need to be successful managers, although they wont make a lot of difference until they are practiced.
The article really gave me a source which I can use as a guideline for when I need to think about what manners one must inculcate if they want to be efficient project managers.
The one habit that really stood out to me in all of this was the "be of service" because it essentially establishes the relation that should exist between a "boss" and his employees, which is really important to reach the full scope of the event.
I've got to say, this is quite the list of qualities and habits that I think anyone should have whenever they're taking on a leadership role. A project manager, in particular, has an extra added on struggle, their work is constantly moving and requires daily if not hourly re-assessment and care when it comes to properly harvesting their work. The article does a pretty good job of pointing out that a project manager's job is 80% communication, this applies to almost any manager, I think it's really easy to fall back into an attitude of going into a hole and working till the job is done but a manager really has to get into the habit of doing work and then going back and making sure that it was done correctly. Also, in any figure head position, it's incredibly important to check yourself as the article points out, because a team only works when everyone feels like they are moving in the right direction, and often times its the job of the project manager to not only make sure but ensure the team that they're doing good.
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