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Clive Shearer
Management
by Design
By Clive Shearer
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May 8, 2002

Project managers tap many skills

  • These days, project managers have to build relationships and ‘bring home the bacon.’
    • By CLIVE SHEARER
    Management by Design

    The unwritten job description for many project managers has changed. In the past, a project manager was someone who excelled technically and seemed ready to successfully interact with clients.

    These days a lot more is being asked of project managers. Beyond technical expertise, which is a given, I believe that one can break the new expectations into four components: marketing through client relationships, team building, risk management and profitability.


     
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