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Unit 1: Introduction to Projects

Notes
Example: A senior Vice President of an international chemical firm installed project
management as a way of controlling the workloads on his technical specialists and on a few
overloaded facilities—project management having tools to handle the allocation of scarce
resources. In another instance, a new CEO of a large hospital mandated that all non-routine,
one-time operations be managed as projects so that she could have information on the nature
and status of all such activities.
1.4 Selection of a Project Manager

The selection of project manager depends on following points.

Problem Solving Skills

1. Does this person have a history of being able to solve complex problems?
2. Does this person have the attitude that a problem is an opportunity to learn?

Personal Leadership Style

1. Does this person have the communications and people skills appropriate for the mix of
people who will be required on this project?
2. Will this person encourage project team members to bring up problems rather than play
the blame game?

3. Does this person have excellent time management skills?
Organizational Experience

1. Does this person know how work gets done in this organization?
2. Is this person experienced in working in similar organizations and is that experience
transferable to this project?

3. Does this person know the politics of our organization and have the savvy to navigate
these situations?

Skills and Knowledge

1. Does this person have adequate knowledge about the subject of this project?
2. If some of these skills are weak is there support available in the organization to offset the
problem?
3. Does this person have adequate technical skills for this project?
4. Does this person have the skills understand the root causes of potential problems and
keep them from reoccurring?

Project Management Experience

1. Has this person led projects of similar scope, size, length, and priority?
2. Is this person on a growth track to lead more complex projects?

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