Take a moment to contemplate your current employment or a profession that you find intriguing.
Even if you don’t perceive yourself as a project manager, numerous job roles nowadays necessitate project management abilities.
Examine the six areas where project managers need to cultivate their skills. Which ones do you believe are essential for your job? What areas do you need to improve upon?
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Time management
- Understanding the regulatory environment
- Ethics and adherence to standards
- Continual professional development
Ponder potential steps you might consider taking to bridge these skill gaps and contribute them to the discussion group.
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As an administrative officer the skills required of I is communication, time management, ethics and adherence to standards with Continual professional development.
As a medical project manager, my profession requires:
Communication
Time management
Understanding the regulatory environment
Ethics and adherence to standards
Continual professional development
As a structural engineer, my role requires me to have a good communication, negotiation and time management
My current role is in the renewable energy sector, we develop mun grids and relate with a lot of clients. My role requires me to have good communication, negotiation, time management and knowledge of regulatory environment.
My current role is that of administrative and virtual assistant. It requires me to have all the skills listed above. However, I need to work on my negotiating skills.
Time management and negotiation
As a medical laboratory scientist, the skills required of me include effective communication, time management, ethics and adherence to professional standards and continual professional development.
Communication, negotiation and time management
My current role as a professional makeup artist, requires me to have a good communication skills and be good at time management.