Leadership Virtues That A Software Project Manager Should Have

Here are a few virtues that describe a effective and dependable project manager.  It is unlikely that one project manager will have all the virtues.  Nonetheless, the more the better. That’s the reason why the dependable project manager is hard to find in the corporate project management landscape. (92kwh5qa8x)

1. He focuses on their core-competence which is project management.  He doesn’t try to be “An inch deep and a mile wide” in other tasks like creating technical architectures or coding a function that will fetch out last 10 status using Facebook API. He leaves such tasks to Technical Architects and Developers.
2. He takes sufficient time in decision making.  Once a decision is made; He doesn’t go second-guess. He believes that Laser like focus is an absolutely must for the project’s success.
3. He is happy when team members share ideas which are good for the project – He strives to have more brilliant team members then himself.
4. He is well-aware of their and their team’s weaknesses and strengths and proactively uses each team member’s strengths for the project’s success.
5. He sees things clearly. That’s why he begins with the end in the mind.  He can see all the forces that shape events not just the things happening near to him.
6. He doesn’t pawn off responsibility when something goes wrong.
7. He gives credit to their team for each of the job well done. Especially while meeting with Senior Management.
8. He leads by example. Work-ethic, distinction, principles and interaction styles.
9. He is an obsessive individual, an encouraging manager and an upbeat professional who is a role-model for his colleagues who wants to be as successful as him such that they can be prominent in the enterprise’s framework.
10. He is self-motivated to be trained, being disciplined and making the hard work implied in building a solid personal image based on his results as successful project manager.
11. He is curious about what’s happening in global context and how it relates to his project.
12. He has modesty to learn efficiently from mistakes or failures and by this way, he takes himself and his team to go to next level.
13. Regardless of the risk and cost involved, he has the willingness to feel himself encouraged and face any kind of situation proactively.  He has charisma needed to motivate others for the project accomplishment no matter how challenging the project is.
14. He has rock-solid work-ethics and believes in principle centric leadership. Integrity is his second name.
15. He is self-confident individual who has courage to overcome uncertainties and fears while being proactive even beyond his personal limits, business constraints envy co-workers.

See Also:

1. I’m not a project manager. Why do I need to learn project management?
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