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Project Management : A Project Manager

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It is tempting to discuss the differences between a project manager and a project leader. This is because a good project manager really is a good project leader. He or she has gone through specific training to take them from just being a project manager to being an influential and motivational project leader. There are these additional skills a project manager has to develop to take them from simply being a project manager to a project leader who inspires people to higher achievements and accomplishments and not just managers of their work. These are the essence of leadership. To write about four aspects that differentiate leadership from that of a project manager as he performs his role I will look at these aspects, (a) approach, (b) risks, (c) values and (d) focus.

Approach
A project manager works with constraints. Once the charter is accepted for a project, the project manager begins planning the overall project. Project managers must be aware of the limits which will affect their project through all its phases, beginning with the scope development. Because it is the project manager’s job to ensure projects achieve a modicum of success acceptable to the stakeholders, he is limited to innovations that resolve issues when they arise or the issues he must plan for. Even in these instances, the project manager must be mindful of the budget. The project manager has to strategize to accomplish his job.
A leader does not share the constraints of a project manager. Leadership

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