Hi Anna!
I'm cross with myself because I can't put my finger on a reference I had in which someone was debating whether or not the PM should have an intimate knowledge of the area of the project, or whether a PM could work in any area. Personally, I favour the idea that a PM has to have a very good understanding of the tasks they are asking someone else to undertake ...
Lynne
DMU
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Hi
My name's Anna and I work alongside Lynne at De Montfort University.
From my experience a good project manager does just that, makes sure everything is organised from the start and delegates to other people the majority of the tasks. But they have to have a good overview of the whole project and the tasks involved so they can keep it on track. If people involved (whether directly or just as stakeholders) aren't sure what is happening or what is exactly expected of them then that causes problems.
Lynne's blog post mentioned some useful sounding tools for project management. Has anyone used anything else? Some of us at DMU have started using Trello https://trello.com/ which we find useful for keeping track of tasks and assigning responsibilities as well as sharing information.
Anna
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