However, I definitely see why PM position might not be suitable for some people. The job description comes with a very high inter-personnal skill which I feel that some engineer lack tremendously. They tend to be more of the  technical…   Read more»

However, I am not surprised, but where i came from ” third world country” money is the main reason why people go to work and stay. This study would have different result if it stated people ages and level of…   Read more»

Personally, I think the result of the survey make sense.makes sense. I think the more interesting question to ask is why do people leave the job they are in? I am in a company right now where a lot of…   Read more»

I learned that a PM is ultimately responsible for everything related to the project. While they may not have to do everything, i.e they can delegate to Subject Matter Experts, they are still the face of the project, which mean…   Read more»

The venture supervisor can be a surprising huge motivator. To know that someone believes in what you can do so much to put forth a lump sum to create a product greatly validates your own abilities as an engineer even…   Read more»

@ad487I definitely agree with you on the fact that communication skills are undeniable assets that professional project managers should possess. However, I am a little intrigued by how you seem to  correlate communication’s skill with being extroverted. I have known…   Read more»

Given that humans are not necessarily all alike, don’t act or perform the same way, don’t communicate at the same level of accuracy, the success of any project relies on how to integrate all of those differences for a better…   Read more»

Given that humans are not necessarily all alike, don’t act or perform the same way, don’t communicate at the same level of accuracy, the success of any project relies on how to integrate all of those differences for a better…   Read more»

Before diving into the individual skill of each team member, I think ideality remains subjective. However, i believe one common characteristic that each member should possess is passion for the project. I think in the course of the project life…   Read more»

I think project management skills can be utilized across various disciplinary field. The success of any project  relies on efficiency in a standard criteria  such as time management, communication, leardership, and project-related background knowledge. However, I believe those criteria would…   Read more»

I agree with the ideas mentioned above, however, what I wanted to point out , which I don’t think has been mentioned so far it that perhaps prior to initiation of the project itself, the team should have a decent…   Read more»

I don’t believe that a risk management leader should opt for that as investment requires a lot of money. I think it would be unethical and unprofessional to go through with a project knowing well in advances that the risks…   Read more»

Unfortunately with project management, things tend to go wrong at the most inconvenient time unexpected changes are unavoidable. However, I do think that when briefing the management personnels about the progress of the project, PMs should try to be as…   Read more»