Foundations of Project Management: W2

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how do project managers add value to their organization through delegation?

use delegation to add value to their teams and organizations by matching tasks to individuals who can BEST complete the work. So by delegating this task to the person with the right skills to complete the work and ordering the task appropriately, you're applying knowledge of your team's strengths to the planning of your project.

responsibilities under budgeting and controlling costs, and other factors.

monitor and manage the budget track issues and risks as they arise manage quality by mitigating those issues and risks removing unforeseen barriers managing tasks to communicate to stakeholders

Which day-to-day responsibility of a project manager includes maintaining timelines and schedules to track project completion?

planning and organizing to ensure your team completes the project on time.

What are barriers?

things that can get in the way of project progress

Responsibilities under planning and organizing

- making use of productivity tools - Creating processes - create plans timelines schedules, other forms of documentation to track project completion maintain those documents

How to ensures that everyone working on the project understands their task goal as well as the big picture goal for the finished product

A successful project manager sees the impacts of each process within the project and communicates those impacts to the team. Helping this team member understand the big picture allows them to tailor their tasks to meet the needs of the project end goal

What is a project's biggest asset?

A team with the right skills to help fill the the customer's requirements for the project.

Who are External customers

Customers outside of your organization, such as clients, contractors, suppliers, and consumers.

What skills are built on the foundation of relationships and communication?

Maintaining customer satisfaction and building a great team

Who are stakeholders?

People who are interested in an affected by the project's completion and success, like the leader of an organization.

Who is a customer?

Person or organization that defines the requirements of the project and sets important guidelines, such as budget and deadlines.

How do Project Managers add value to their team?

Project managers add value to their teams and organizations in key ways that include prioritization, delegation, and effective communication.

How do project managers add value through Prioritization?

Project managers add value to their teams and organizations through effective prioritization of tasks required to complete a project. They're experts at helping team members identify and break down large tasks into smaller steps.

What do Project Managers do?

Shepherd projects from start to finish and serve as guides for their team, using their impeccable organizational and interpersonal skills every step of the way

Who are Internal customers

Stakeholders within your organization, such as management, project team members, resource managers, and other organizational departments.

What is project management?

The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet the project requirements and achieve the desired outcome.

How do Project managers meet desired outcomes?

They usually follow a process that involves planning and organizing, managing tasks, budgeting, and controlling costs, and other factors, so that the project can be completed within the approved budget and timeframe.

how do project managers use effective communication to add value to the team?

This refers to being transparent, which means being up front with plans and ideas and making information readily available. Project managers keep in REGULAR contact with their team about the progress of the work and help identify areas where a teammate may need support. Checking in regularly means you'll know if you need to buy more paint before the can is empty, which ensures that the project stays on track.

How do project managers determine which tasks to prioritize?

To determine which ones are the most critical to the success of the project, they'll connect with their teams and with stakeholders to gather information and make a plan.

How does relationships affect project managment?

Understanding how we interact, how people interact is fascinating. By building relationships, and really understanding their style of communication, where they are coming from, their concerns, it will help you be more receptive to them and market he project better all around.

What is project task?

an activity that needs to be accomplished within a set period of time by you, your team, or your stakeholders.

How can you demonstrate how you feel about the team's value?

by allowing them to have input and ask questions, and by addressing their needs as soon as possible.


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