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The job of a manager is to do right things or to do things right?

Asked By: mukesh_chaudhary85 | Asked On: Dec 20th, 2007

Answered by: Ram Manohar Singh on: Apr 26th, 2013

In my opinion the job of the manager is to do right things right. Both the capability right things and things right lead to the success of the project and the maturity of the PM

Answered by: Hyd_Mng on: Jan 23rd, 2013

Manager should do: Right Things
Leader should do : Things right

What are the phase to project management? Which phase is the most important and why?

Asked By: Ginette | Asked On: Jul 9th, 2008

Answered by: Ram on: Apr 26th, 2013

I hope this is related to project. The phase of the project are not fixed and depends on the projects and the process a company follow. Normally in SDLC we have the following phases System Requirement...

Answered by: Shaswat_PMI on: Jan 9th, 2013

Project Phases and Process Groups are two different things. Typical phases in any projects; Requirement Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing & Implementation/Deployment OR Starting the project, Org...

Impact of not meeting sla on overall business.

Asked By: nagaraj475 | Asked On: Apr 20th, 2012

Can anyone please explain the impact of not meeting sla on overall business. This question is in relation to bpo sector. Thanks for your help.

Answered by: Amit Chauhan on: Sep 3rd, 2012

Not Meeting SLA - can direct impact project Health factor (Time Cost and Score).

sometime stakeholder can also penalize vendor to not following SLA, that can be in turns of Money or non billable Work Load.
In SLA all those penalty must be include in project initiation Phase.

Pm kpi and measuring project health

Asked By: anand_vihar | Asked On: Jun 14th, 2012

What are the various project management/delivery kpis in measuring project health in an onsite/offshore model??

Answered by: Amit Chauhan on: Sep 3rd, 2012

For PM KPIs
1- Clear Communication amongs Stakeholders
2- Freeze Scope
3- Budget
4- Schedule Varience
5- Time Manahement
6-Resource Management
7- Handling Change Request
8- Risk Handling
9- Procurement Closure
10- Project Closure
11- Customer Feedback

Answered by: umesh on: Aug 10th, 2012

It depends on project to project and which methodology you follow. But as a PM if you have following KPI i think you can assess the health of the project provided data is captured correctly. 1. Budg...

What do you do when a team member does not complete his/her assignment and has gone to another project?

Asked By: jogendersingh | Asked On: Aug 22nd, 2012

Answered by: Amit Chauhan on: Sep 3rd, 2012

When any team member does not complete his/her work and switch to another project then Project manager needs to analyze , there should be two aspects either he/she is not so much skilled to complete t...

Mention some of the steps to be taken by project manager to reduce stress in the project and among team members?

Asked By: sripri | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: vijayadityaraghavan on: Aug 13th, 2012

First let us understand Why Stress is developed in a team member, For any delay or issue we will go charge against a team member in meetings. SO....... 1. No Fault finding in meetings. 2. Never encou...

Answered by: Venkatesh on: Aug 10th, 2011

A manager should be a role model for his team rather being a manager. Proper communication with the team and taking care of issues of each member of the team would have a positive impact in the team, which helps the team to perform well.

Most important knowledge area of pmbok

Asked By: uma101 | Asked On: Apr 16th, 2008

Off the 9 knowledge areas of pmbok which one is most important?

Answered by: vijayadityaraghavan on: Aug 13th, 2012

Out of 9 knowledge areas, The most important area is COMMUNICATION. You may ask Why is it so? Giving up a situation where SCOPE is defined clearly, Requirements were freeze with customer and no change...

Answered by: Anupam Sharma on: Nov 22nd, 2011

Risk Management

Work philosophy

Asked By: kapurrishi28 | Asked On: Aug 5th, 2008

What is your philosophy towards work?

Answered by: Vijay Aditya on: Apr 11th, 2012

If you are not doing a world class job, then you are marching towards failure

Answered by: abhishek.ule on: Aug 18th, 2009

My philosophy towards work is undercommit-over deliver. This has proven to be good practice to gain client confidence.

In what percentage or ratio must a project manager possess technical and managerial skills?

Asked By: janelyn | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: Vijay Aditya on: Apr 11th, 2012

It is difficult to rate by percentage or by ratio, PM should have knowledge at macro level in all technical aspects in his project

Answered by: Anupam Sharma on: Nov 22nd, 2011

PM should have conceputal awareness.

Mention some important steps a project manager must take for the success of a project?

Asked By: Bessie | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: mkdeshpande on: Feb 3rd, 2011

COMMUNICATION is key aspect for any success of the project and also we cannot say that a Project Manager who is not communicating timely and effectively will make the project failure, so many paramate...

Answered by: raagbansal on: Nov 22nd, 2010

Identify correct stakeholders, reqs (scope/cost/time)
Follow process
be focused
communication

Recurring activities in waterfall method

Asked By: sasghosh | Asked On: Feb 17th, 2009

Which of the following are the recurring activities in modified waterfall methoda) review b) final inspection c) requirement traceability d) warranty and supporti) a ii) a,c,d iii) d iv) a,b,c

Answered by: mkdeshpande on: Feb 3rd, 2011

A> Review is recurring, because before you exit from each phase in waterfall you need to review

Answered by: jishuthomas on: Aug 31st, 2010

Ans: D
In Waterfall Model, the project ends once build is delivered. Only maintainence and support takes place

As project manager, what are examples on how you drive your projects?

Asked By: MizzPM | Asked On: Oct 3rd, 2007

Answered by: Aparna21 on: Feb 1st, 2011

I believe if we plan well - success will follow. As a thumb rule spend 10% of complete time on planing. Involve your team in all planning. Do not try to do things alone because major execution part ha...

Answered by: babukopparam on: Dec 31st, 2007

Visualize things from 1000 feet high - meaning have a complete picture of the project (past, present and future). -> is the project as per schedule -> is the way in which project is mo...

Risk management

Asked By: Bijay11 | Asked On: Mar 27th, 2008

How do you identify and manage risks in your project?

Answered by: plcampbell on: May 25th, 2010

You should have a risk register that you have created that lists all the risks. This register is ever changing and because as each risk is abated it is eliminated from the register and thus the project.

Answered by: DBresnahan on: Mar 28th, 2008

You can identify and mange risk by first creating a plan to handle risk. Depending on your organization, you might want to look at any existing policies, procedures, templates, or project management t...

Should a project manager be aggressive or assertive?

Asked By: uma101 | Asked On: Apr 16th, 2008

What is the difference between aggressiveness & assertiveness? Should a project manager be aggressive or assertive?

Answered by: Satyaraj on: Apr 10th, 2010

I agree, PM can neither be aggressive not assertive. New PM methodologies like scrumCritical Chain, focus on "FOCUS". Nothing should be done to the team  which will distract the focus o...

Answered by: SomGollakota on: Jun 1st, 2009

Reviewing the answers below and getting a feel for the line of thinking therein, I am compelled to say that a project manager must be neither aggressive nor assertive when it comes to resources and sc...

Project manager

Asked By: SSATHIYA | Asked On: Nov 29th, 2009

Is it mandatory to have a full time project manager for a project? If so, what are the compelling reasons?

Answered by: hassan alhijazi on: Mar 23rd, 2010

To lead a team to excute or control site work.

Answered by: reachsbala on: Dec 15th, 2009

It is not mandatory to keep a full time PM for every project. It is all depends on the considering the below factors1. Size of the project2. Budget constraints3. Does the PM need for full time work or...

What are the main attributes to be possessed by a project manager?

Asked By: joel | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: m_manic on: Dec 11th, 2009

Building confidence within the whole project team
Managing change
Planning
Communication
Risk analysis
Problem solving
Quality control

Answered by: Pashu Pati Nath Pandey on: Jul 27th, 2007


Main Attributes are:

@ Keen to gather information and assemble them to trace out the current scenario
@ Should not be suffer from planning myopia
@ Should accept the fact that contigencies may arise so if possible complete as much as possbile during the favorable situation.
@ Should have paticence

Mention some of the steps a project manager takes to ensure quality in project?

Asked By: nancyphilips | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: m_manic on: Dec 11th, 2009

Define business goals
Reduce the amount of paperwork to what is absolutely necessary
Reduce organizational barriers Improve communications
Question if a step in the process is really needed, or if it can be eliminated to make delivery as fast as is practical.
Use efficient decision making

Answered by: athulmathew on: Jul 1st, 2008

Quality controll is ensuring that every thing is done as per plan and specification. Firstly we need to study the parameters which comes to play an important role in the quality controll phase. Docume...

How important is project management certification for a project manager and why?

Asked By: Remasri | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: m_manic on: Dec 11th, 2009

Get stronger and become more visible in the future
Becoming more and more recognized as a legitimate set of skills to be successful in business.

Answered by: mgayathry01 on: Dec 5th, 2007

PMP is a highly professional certificate. It requires 40 hours of mandatory PM training which exposes you to the PMBOK guide. The PMBOK guide is a reference book built on the collective intelligence o...

Explain the managerial features that must be possessed by project manager?

Asked By: fred | Asked On: Feb 5th, 2007

Answered by: m_manic on: Dec 11th, 2009

Risk management
Lifecycle costing
Real options
Organizational process assets
Non-technical project terminations 
Requirements formulation analysis

Answered by: babukopparam on: Dec 31st, 2007

Choose an optimal solution for the following tasks assigned to you:1) Customer is expecting a lot from this project and have already communicated to you while awarding this project.2) Your employ...

Project schedule

Asked By: SSATHIYA | Asked On: Nov 29th, 2009

What is the difference between an agressive project plan (schedule) and a reality project plan (schedule) ? Which is better for the client?

Answered by: Gregory Leytes on: Dec 8th, 2009

There are few standard techniques to create agressive project plan as fast tracking, crashing,  and overtime.Fast tracking is defined as schedule compression technique th...

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