Monday, April 12, 2010

Project Managers – What are the key personality traits

What is the key personality trait required by a project manager?


Let’s suppose that I need a project manager and I am going through a selection process. You have a number of CV’s from project managers in front of you – what are you looking for in a project manager? For me the key thing I try to find out about someone is do they have a sense of ownership for their work and are they involved in it?



Someone once said to me that to be a good project manager you must feel and display a sense of complete ownership for the project and its outcome. After all the client / employer / manager is giving one person the responsibility for delivering the project (others may take the accountability). If the captain of the ship has a sense of ownership about the project then they will project this passion onto the teams they are managing and the customers they are delivering for.
Posted by Titanium Consulting at 7:52 AM
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26 comments:

  1. Good information on abilites of project managers.
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  2. I am a project manager in GSM Company. I want to give some information about successful project:

    10 Factors For Successful Projects
    1.Management Support
    2.User Involvement
    3.Experienced Project Manager
    4.Clear Business Goals
    5.Realistic Scope
    6.Standardized Project Management Tools
    7.Meeting Company’s Basic Needs
    8.Methodology
    9.Trustworthy Estimations
    10.Others
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  3. A good project manager has to live the project. It becomes an obsession to overcome all obstacles.
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  4. Im still studying Prince II methodology and so far the things you said in your posts applies in our company.
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  5. Few things I will look at:

    1:- People related to my projects.

    2:- People qualification and more over work experiance.

    3:- Leadership quality and ability to complete a job in any condition.

    4:- Dedication and can work longer hours if necessary.

    5:- Meeting deadline( The guy should have the capability to meet deadlines)
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  6. Great information about project managers..I really want some related to this for my company...
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  7. Brilliant Share For Business Man .
    Thanks for this post.
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  8. Excellent style of writing and this very informative for me,as a project manager this is well said that he know that how to complete a project to avoiding obstacles.Thanks for sharing such things with us.Keep blogging.
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  9. They need to know how to take charge and effectively deliver a high-quality product.
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  10. A good project manager has to live the project. It becomes an obsession to overcome all obstacles
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  11. I agree with you for a good project manager it is necessary that he/she should feel and display a sense of complete ownership for the project and its outcome. Also it is important that he should have the capability to meet deadlines.
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  12. I personally feel that a project manager should really know completely about ins and outs of the project and should be able to work if needed, and should be first at setting examples, he should be a leader of the sorts for the project.
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  13. For a good project manager the project should be on eof the main priorities in life. He should treat a successfull project as a personal success and a failure of the project as a personal failure.
    This ensures that he will do anything for the project to succeede.
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  14. Should be problem solving have good management qualities.
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  15. A good project manager needs to be able to adapt to change and have the ability to be flexible. If he/she can couple this with the attributes the other comments on this post have mentioned, then you will have the perfect Project Manager!
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  16. These are exactly the qualities I look for when hiring new project managers. This is a really accurate portrayal of what to look out for.
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  17. ownership is definitely key- as if the PM doesn't feel close to, and responsible for, the project then they are unlikely to go the extra mile for it.
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  18. I agree with most of what has been said previously. To me, a project manager who can get their crew involved in the outcome of the project seems to have fewer problems during construction.

    People need a sense of proprietorship and to know that their work will be recognised. It then becomes up to them to do work they would like to be recognised for. This is a personal incentive ~ a real stake in the outcome of the project.
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  19. Good project managers just need to know about the business and know how to delegate tasks and authority properly.
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  20. 100% agree with the comments here. I do a lot of project management work and I take full responsibility in delivering the project on time, and making sure the quality is right. If something goes wrong or there are delays, im the one who is at fault.
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  21. They need to be excellent leaders while listening to the thoughts and ideas of others.
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  22. I think PM is Most importanat person in projects
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  23. Leadership and project ownership - probably the two key factors.

    Of course, organizational skills are required, but should go without saying.
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  24. I would say it's important to be able to manage multiple problems at once and be good at dealing with different personality types.
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  25. Thanks for the great post. And I think that a good project manager should have passion for his work otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it very well.
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  26. I would look on

    1. experience
    2. integrity
    3. would also love to know if he is openminded
    4. patience
    5. dedication...
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