Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Project Management and Leadership
The success of any venture depends of solid leadership. Without a leader brimming with motivation, leadership and management skills the venture is a rudderless ship.
That's why project management skills are such an important factor in a business. According to the Project Management Institute, competent project management played a major role in such high profile projects as the Salt Lake City Winter Games, the forthcoming Beijing Summer Games and the rebuilding of the Pentagon following the attacks on 9/11. Without expertise in project management and leaders who were trained to apply their skills, these projects could never have been completed.
Imagine the repercussions to both business and national security if these large projects hadn't benefited from the guiding hand of project managers - if the Olympic venues hadn't been completed on time or, worse, the Pentagon took years to repair. Both would have been disastrous for America. Clearly, then, the most important factors in any venture are ensuring that managers are well versed in project management techniques and are able to control project teams to get the best out of them.
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That's why project management skills are such an important factor in a business. According to the Project Management Institute, competent project management played a major role in such high profile projects as the Salt Lake City Winter Games, the forthcoming Beijing Summer Games and the rebuilding of the Pentagon following the attacks on 9/11. Without expertise in project management and leaders who were trained to apply their skills, these projects could never have been completed.
Imagine the repercussions to both business and national security if these large projects hadn't benefited from the guiding hand of project managers - if the Olympic venues hadn't been completed on time or, worse, the Pentagon took years to repair. Both would have been disastrous for America. Clearly, then, the most important factors in any venture are ensuring that managers are well versed in project management techniques and are able to control project teams to get the best out of them.
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