Project Managers don’t do the work of the project; that is the function of the team members. That doesn’t mean that Project Managers don’t work !
The Project Managers role is to Manage and Deliver the Project. So why do we need Project Managers ?
Anyone who has ever tried to manage a project will understand that, whatever its nature, a project never delivers itself.
Without effective leadership, control and monitoring any project will tend to meander and stray off path. As Parkinson stated “the work will expand to fill the time available”
The most effective Project Management is often underappreciated if the Project is delivered on time, on cost and on quality as the assumption is made that this would have happened anyway regardless of the effectiveness of the Project Manager.
Most Project Managers are a modest bunch and take this in their stride; they get their satsfaction from a job well done.
chris@projectsguru.co.uk
