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2. Team Communication – In any project,
most important element is communication. You should not only learn to tell team what to do, though, but also learn how to best listen to what team has to say. Communication is a two-way street, and usually most important part is part that’s coming to you.
3. People Management – Project management is ultimately about managing people. You will always run into issues in a large project, and you need to be able to handle tough situations when they come up.
4. Materials Management – you won’t need materials management in every type of project, but many of them will require you to understand how to plan ahead for materials to be present when you need them. Just-in-time management is a topic you should understand – how to have just enough materials at exactly time you need them.
5. Time Management – more than anything else, project management is about management of time. When any part of your project fails to run on time, it throws everything else off.
Project management training can also be provided in classroom, but be certain to speak with your instructor. Find out what his or her background is in project management. An inexperienced person teaching you project management will only be able to teach you mechanics; best project managers understand that it is really an art.
Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.managementpilot.com. Learn about change management, interim management, project management, corporate governance, management consulting and business development.
