Wednesday, 16 May 2018

7 Things Project Managers Should Do Every Day - Guest Post by Susanne Madsen



As a project manager, you are the one others turn to for day-to-day decision-making, direction, and issue resolution. It is important that you set a good example and seek to be the best you can every single day. The 7 areas below will help you achieve that.

1. Focus on Customer Needs

The single biggest success factor for a project is whether it delivers what the customers really need.

Not only will that create a happy customer, it will also dramatically increase your success as a project manager.

The tricky part is that customer needs aren’t necessarily synonymous with what the customers say they want. Outstanding project managers focus on the customer’s real needs and seek to uncover the reasons behind the requirements.

They do that through enquiry and by consistently learning about the client’s business.

2. Keep Your Promises

As a project manager is it absolutely essential that what you say and do is credible and that your clients and stakeholders trust you.

When you take on an action or commit to a deadline – however big or small – always deliver it when you said you would. This is also true when it comes to chasing other people for the actions they take on.

You will gain an enormous amount of respect for being effective, timely and reliable and it will be easier for you to plan and execute the project with minimal resistance. Set a good example in everything that you do.

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