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In today's competitive environment, accidental project managers prove to be misfits for lack of expertise. This leads to continued project failures. This article highlights some of the skills like leadership, communication, team building, etc., which are a must for effective project management.
Over the last decade, there has been a growing awareness in organizations about the importance of project management in order to achieve business strategies and goals. However, skill gap in the project management profession leaves it without a good project management foundation. The accidental project manager is a technical expert rewarded with added responsibility of managing a project. He may be cynical and look for simple tools and techniques which just help him to get things done.
According to a global survey carried out by an independent agency, about 1,867 workplace executives revealed that "Accidental project managers" are an increasing phenomenon in most of the projects and almost two-thirds of them lack necessary qualifications or training. Such unprepared accidental project managers can cost a company heavily. The end result is incomplete projects and failed deadlines. The survey discloses that 58% of the surveyed project managers agreed that their projects rarely met time and cost targets. |
