Project Manager Attributes, Selection Methods, and Project Success

This discussion board post analyzes the personal attributes crucial for project managers in global projects, highlighting communication, leadership, decision-making, negotiation, and domain knowledge as key. It then delves into project selection methodologies, comparing the waterfall and agile models, and emphasizing the importance of choosing the right approach based on project type and requirements. The author provides a personal experience from a software development project, illustrating the shift from waterfall to agile to accommodate dynamic requirements and prototyping needs. The post references several academic sources to support its claims and provides a comprehensive overview of project management competencies and project selection methods.

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Analysis of the personal attributes important to the project manager for managing
global projects:
Some of the personal attributes are important form the project manager for managing
the global project. One of the main attribute is the good communication skill. If the project
manager is a good communicator he or she can communicate with people from all levels
which is important for understanding the requirements of the project (Patanakul, 2015). Apart
from that the project manager should possess leadership skills so that he or she can lead the
team properly. The team members can discuss their problems with the project manager
regarding the development of the project.
A good manager should be a good decision maker. The right decision during the
critical time for the development of the project can lead the project to deliver the proper
outcome. The manager has to take the right decision under the pressure. Apart from that a
good project manager should have the proper negotiation skill and team building skill so that
the flow of communication in the team is present (Meng & Boyd, 2017). The proper
negotiation process help in the progress of the project. Apart from that the clarification of the
requirements can be achieved from the right negotiation process.
A good manager should have the domain knowledge of the ongoing project
(Kononenko & Lutsenko, 2018). In this case, if any team member get stuck while the
implementation of the functionality in the project, that respective member can get help from
the project manager.
Appropriate method for the selection of the project and the processes:
The success of the project is dependent on the selection of the project methodology
and the process it is following. The method for the project is selected based on the type of the
project. It has been seen that the selection of the right methodology can help the project to get

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through the right processes. It has been seen that all the project methodology follow certain
project compilation steps (Joslin & Müller, 2015). However, the approach of the different
methodologies are different. The difference in approach has made different methodology
appropriate for the different projects. In this context, it can be said for the construction
project the application of the PRINCE2 methodology is appropriate (Kononenko & Lutsenko,
2018). On the other hand for the small project, waterfall model is appropriate. However, for
managing the complex software development, it is necessary to adopt the agile methodology
as the waterfall model does not provide feedback path and the methodology is rigid in nature.
I have worked for a software development project. From that context, I can say that
we have started to continue with the waterfall model. However, we have realised that
managing the dynamic requirements may not be managed through the waterfall model. Apart
from that the possible outcome of the system was needed to be understood. In this situation
the prototype of the system was needed to be made. We have adopted agile project
management methodology as it supports the creation of the prototype of system that will
represent the possible outcome. Apart from that daily meetings were done regarding the
development of the project.

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References
Joslin, R., & Müller, R. (2015). Relationships between a project management methodology
and project success in different project governance contexts. International Journal of
Project Management, 33(6), 1377-1392.
Kononenko, I., & Lutsenko, S. (2018, September). The Project Management Methodology
and Guide Formation's Method. In 2018 IEEE 13th International Scientific and
Technical Conference on Computer Sciences and Information Technologies
(CSIT) (Vol. 2, pp. 156-159). IEEE.
Meng, X., & Boyd, P. (2017). The role of the project manager in relationship
management. International Journal of Project Management, 35(5), 717-728.
Patanakul, P. (2015). Key attributes of effectiveness in managing project
portfolio. International Journal of Project Management, 33(5), 1084-1097.