What makes a good project manager?

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When they actually know what's going on and understand all the moving parts. Too many act as a status updater or simply delegate their pmo activities. I shouldn't need to fill in the project manager who is FT on a project. Sure they may have questions or lack some details but they should know what's going on across the board and drive execution.

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A great PM serves as the connection between the disparate project groups that may not otherwise be communicating as they should. The PM makes and calls out those connections to create project efficiencies. That and the typical organizational and babysitting type of stuff we all know about.

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Also an attempt to understand the business/area/work actually being done helps make coordination much better.

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A good PM needs to have specific personality traits. Task oriented. Willing to kick ass. Mean sob helps.

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having done some of the work in the past in a previous role, or taking ownership of some of the work themselves

Engaged in the greater success of the project not just getting thru checklists and producing burn down charts. Proactive and shares concerns with client in non threatening way.

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Moreover I have my wedding planned in November and my husband lives in UAE.

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Hy guys
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