Glory! The Top 12 Project Challenges for Project Managers | Video

Let’s talk about Project Challenges…

Nobody builds an exceptional reputation from straightforward deeds

Taking on a simple project and delivering it shows good project management skills. And if you do it enough, people will see you as a safe pair of hands.

But, if you want people to see you as a star, you’ll need to do something remarkable. So, I wondered what are the top 12 challenges for a Project Manager.

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Here’s my List of Top Project Challenges, in no particular order:

1. Taking on a project no one thinks can be done.
2. Turning around a failing project.
3. Taking over a project that that someone else has started.
4. Managing two large projects at the same time – and delivering them.
5. Working in a highly political context with opposing factions.
6. Delivering a project for two organizations at once.
7. Bringing in your project ahead of schedule and below budget. And still meeting all your specification and quality objectives.
8. Leading a project with a massive public profile.
9. Handling a crisis, triggered by external events.
10. Working in a very different culture to your own.
11. Leading a culturally diverse and geographically dispersed team.
12. Dealing with a massive change, well into your project.

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What Kit does a Project Manager Need?

I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. I added my own. 

Check out the Kit a Project Manager needs

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