LEADERSHIP AND

THE PROJECT
MANAGER Chapter 4

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 CHAPTER 4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this chapter, students will be
able to:
1.Understand how project management is a
“leader-intensive” profession.
2.Distinguish between the role of a manager and
the characteristics of a leader.
3.Understand the concept of emotional
intelligence as it relates to how project
managers lead.
4.Recognize traits that are strongly linked to
effective project leadership.
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 CHAPTER 4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this chapter, students will
be able to:
5.Identify the key roles project champions
play in project success.
6.Recognize the principles that typify the
new project leadership.
7.Understand the development of project
management professionalism in the
discipline.

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 PMBOK CORE CONCEPTS

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK)

covered in this chapter includes:
1.Responsibilities and Competencies of the
Project Manager (PMBoK 1.7.1)
2.Interpersonal Skills of the Project Manager
(PMBoK 1.7.2)
3.Manage Project Team (PMBoK 9.4)
4.Project Communications Management (PMBoK
10)
5.Manage Stakeholder Engagement (PMBoK 13.3)
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 LEADERSHIP

“The ability to inspire confidence

and support among the people who
are needed to achieve
organizational goals.”

Project management is leader

intensive!
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 4 THINGS ARE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE THE
PARTNERSHIP IDEA BETWEEN THE PROJECT
MANAGER AND THE TEAM

1. Exchange of purpose

2. A right to say no

3. Joint accountability

4. Absolute honesty
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 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MANAGERS
AND LEADERS
(FIGURE 4.2)

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 HOW THE PROJECT MANAGER
LEADS
Project managers function as mini-CEOs
and manage both “hard” technical
details and “soft” people issues.
Project managers:
acquire project resources
motivate and build teams
have a vision and fight fires
communicate
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 ACQUIRING RESOURCES

Project are under funded for a variety of

reasons:

vague goals

lack of top management support

requirements understated

insufficient funds

distrust between managers

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF AN
EFFECTIVE PROJECT
MANAGER
1. Leads by example
2. Visionary
3. Technically competent
4. Decisive
5. A good communicator
6. A good motivator
7. Stands up to top management when necessary
8. Supports team members
9. Encourages new ideas
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 CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT
MANAGERS WHO ARE NOT
LEADERS
Organizational
Personal Flaw
Factors
 Sets bad example  Lack of top
management support
 Not self-assured
 Resistance to change
 Lacks technical
 Inconsistent reward
expertise
system
 Poor communicator  A reactive organization
 Poor motivator rather than a proactive,
planning one
 Lack of resources

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 TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE
PROJECT LEADERS
One study on effective project leadership
revealed these common characteristics:

Credibility

Creative problem-solver

Tolerance for ambiguity

Flexible management style

Effective communication skills

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 ESSENTIAL PROJECT
MANAGEMENT ABILITIES
1. Organizing under conflict
2. Experience
3. Decision making
4. Productive creativity
5. Organizing with cooperation
6. Cooperative leadership
7. Integrative thinking

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 WHAT ARE PROJECT
CHAMPIONS?

Champions are “fanatics” in the

single-minded
pursuit of their pet ideas.
Champions can be:
 creative originator
 entrepreneur
 “godfather” or sponsor
 project manager
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 CHAMPION ROLES

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 CREATING PROJECT
CHAMPIONS

Identify and encourage their emergence.

Encourage and reward risk takers.

Remember the emotional connection.

Free champions from traditional project

management duties.

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 NEW PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Four competencies determine a project

leader’s success:
1. Understand and practice the power of
appreciation.
2. Remind people what’s important.
3. Generate and sustain trust.
4. Align with the team members.

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 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND
ETHICS

The ethical code include several elements:

1- responsibility
2- respect
3- fairness
4- honesty

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 UNETHICAL BEHAVIORS IN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1- Bribery
2- Extortion
3- Fraud
4- Abuse of Power
5- Embezzlement
6- Conflict of Interest
7- Nepotism

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 SUMMARY

1. Understand how project management is

a “leader intensive” profession.
2. Distinguish between the role of a
manager and the characteristics of a
leader.
3. Understand the concept of emotional
intelligence as it relates to how project
managers lead.
4. Recognize traits that are strongly linked
to effective project leadership.
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 SUMMARY

5. Identify the key roles project

champions play in project success.
6. Recognize the principles that typify the
new project leadership.
7. Understand the development of project
management professionalism in the
discipline.

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