Project Management: Drawing conclusions

Project Management is first and foremost a people business. So getting the job done takes team building and team management skills. Understanding management techniques and having a customers focus and respect for your stakeholders will also play a key part in success.

Several habits have been suggested for developing winning project management skills:

1. Satisfy your customer. In fact, nowadays satisfying your customers is not enough, you need to delight them.
2. Is about problem solving. Focus on the solution, not on who to blame.
3. Be prepared to make decisions. Participatory decision making is good practice, but someone has to make the final call.
4. Empowering work teams. Creating the work environment where you can get the best out of everyone.

5.Create value with your negotiations. Negotiating for a win-win result is about both parties gaining the maximum value in relation to their interests.

As with many other aspects of business management, the best way to learn the managerial issues associated with running a project is by getting involved. That is, learning by doing.