Executive Update

Qualities of a Great Project Manager

Posted April 14, 2008 | Leadership |

For those who have worked on numerous projects, it doesn't take long to tell when a project is being managed well or poorly. But what in particular makes one project manager better than another? What is it about those project managers that make a project work as smoothly as possible, but with other project managers, everything is a struggle? There's not one specific quality that makes a great project manager but a collection of qualities that needs to be balanced to meet the needs of each project.

About The Author
Martin Bauer
Martin Bauer is the Program Manager for BigDataPartnership, London's leading consultancy for big data solutions. With over 15 years' experience in project management, Mr. Bauer is the first certified Feature-Driven Development project manager and an advocate of Agile development. He also is a qualified lawyer and has had extensive experience in implementing content management and digital solutions. He can be reached at martin at martinbauer dot… Read More
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