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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My name is Halimah Muhammad, I believe continue professional development is what I need now. It is very important to me. Although, all these skills mentioned are very crucial.
My name is Seth Habila Laah.
For a Project manager, I believe all skills mentioned are very essential as they all play vital roles in enhancing productivity.
For my current Position, I believe Communication, Time Management and Ethics & Standards are major skills I need to be effect.
I’ll need to improve more on Time Management. My ability to utilize the allocated time frame given for a particular task. Either to complete the task before the deadline or at the exact given date.
I’ll keep on working on myself, learning and applying every lesson learned until I get better…
My name is Chidube Joyce Onyemaechi. For me I believe all skills are important to the project manager but I like to place communication and professional development are key areas where I need to improve on
communication and time management is an essential skill for me
For me I believe that communication is key to.every project and business out there. But just as we were thought while trying to communicate we should consider factors around communication because people are different from us.
To me,all the skills are important in any career path.For me where I need to improve are in the aspects of negotiation and communication and I believe with time, I’ll get better.
If I keep learning and i am very commited i will be better
My name is Mac-Donald Cookey.
For me, it is Continuing Professional Development and the application of lessons learnt.
I know that as I keep learning and applying the lessons, I will get Better.