Project Management Report: Skills and Competencies for Global Managers

This report explores the essential personal traits and competencies required for a global project manager. It emphasizes the importance of effective communication, leadership, and decision-making skills. The report highlights the need for global project managers to inspire a collective vision, delegate tasks effectively, and possess strong problem-solving abilities. It also references the Project Management Institute (PMI) and its dimensions of competency: knowledge, performance, and personal attributes. The report underscores the significance of these skills in managing projects efficiently and achieving project success in a global context. References to relevant literature are included to support the discussion.

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Personal Traits or Competencies for a Global Project Manager
Generally, project managers do not have official authority; however, they are believed
accountable for the complete project victory. The project manager has the responsibility to
manage the interactions between stakeholders groups, which have their specific prospects and
project achievement measures. A global project manager is well obliged by keeping aside their
personalities and unnecessary emotional distance from their work. According to the Project
Management Institute (PMI), a global project manager, has three different competency
dimensions: knowledge, performance and personal. Knowledge and performance competencies
are controlled around nine project management knowledge capacities (Binder, 2016). The
personal proficiencies are categorized into the following areas: managerial, action and
achievement, impact and influence, cognitive human and personal effectiveness. Knowledge
competencies are concerned with what the project manager knows in regards to tools, methods,
techniques and process of project management. Performance competencies are based on how a
project manager applied their knowledge to realize the project requirements (Ramazani &
Jergeas, 2015). Lastly but not least, personal competency dimension is concerned with the
project manager's behaviour when it comes to setting up a project such as personality, attitude
and the way they perform their project activities.
A global project manager possesses essential skills such as managerial, technical and
business skills to manage projects efficiently. These qualities include:
Excellent communicators: A global project manager can effectively communicate with project
members at all levels. Since global project calls for a flawless communication about
performance, goals, responsibility, feedback and expectations, a global project manager
comprises all these vital qualities (Martens & Carvalho, 2017).

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Inspire a collective vision: A global project manager has a vision in regards to the project
direction and the capability to articulate it. This kind of a manager enables the project team to
have feelings of having a real stake in the project (Cagliano, Grimaldi, & Rafele, 2015).
Additionally, a global project manager has the ability to empower project teams to experience
their vision and provide them with the opportunity to create their vision.
Possess leadership skills such that they are able to interact with teams from diverse walks of life
proactively and sets the tone for the project by providing a clear vision about the project
objectives for the team.
Right decision-makers: A global project manager have the empowerment to make numerous
decisions that help define the project track because they are able to think quickly and react
conclusively.
Ability to delegate tasks: A global project manager delegate task to their project teams in an
attempt to assess members’ skills ad assign them tasks according to their strengths. Through
delegation of responsibility to groups, it helps to motivate members which improve their morale
towards the success of the project because they feel appreciated and part of the project.
They are well-organized and own proficiency: Being well-organized aids the team in staying
focused on the big picture and prioritize tasks the project tasks and responsibilities accordingly.
Global project leaders understand that to be on top of their projects; they should possess a vast
amount of industry knowledge to be effective.
They are great problem solvers: The project manager uses their mastery to handle issues in the
most effective ways.

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References
Binder, J. (2016). Global project management: communication, collaboration and management
across borders. Routledge.
Cagliano, A. C., Grimaldi, S., & Rafele, C. (2015). Choosing project risk management
techniques. A theoretical framework. Journal of Risk Research, 18(2), 232-248.
Martens, M. L., & Carvalho, M. M. (2017). Key factors of sustainability in project management
context: A survey exploring the project managers' perspective. International Journal of
Project Management, 35(6), 1084-1102.
Ramazani, J., & Jergeas, G. (2015). Project managers and the journey from good to great: The
benefits of investment in project management training and education. International
Journal of Project Management, 33(1), 41-52.