Pm Competency Development Tips

Project Management competency development

There are many areas of competencies in project management. We will be posting tips for developing these competencies. Touch of technology is one important area of competency for project managers for which the tips are published.

Why you should develop this competency?

Do your team members feel comfortable in speaking technical matter to you (as they would among themselves)?
Do you feel comfortable in taking up high-tech projects?
Do you become anxious if a technology change happens during the course of the project?
During an analysis or design review, the customer suggests ideas that you feel are not suitable. Are you comfortable in justifying your stand to the customer?
Are you in control of the technical discussions that pass through you (such as between customer and a module leader; or customer and an off-shore PM when you are the on-site coordinator)?
You think that you are giving excellent tips to your team member; but the team member thinks that you are talking in air. Does this happen to you?
In your one-on-ones with the team members, has anybody expressed that s/he is not learning anything in the project?
Do your team members relate well to the big picture of the project and are comfortable interacting with the customer?

Why you should develop this competency?

Do your team members feel comfortable in speaking technical matter to you (as they would among themselves)?

Are you in control of the technical discussions that pass through you (such as between customer and a module leader; or customer and an off-shore PM when you are the on-site coordinator)?

Do you feel comfortable in taking up high-tech projects?

You think that you are giving excellent tips to your team member; but the team member thinks that you are talking in air. Does this happen to you?

Do you become anxious if a technology change happens during the course of the project?

In your one-on-ones with the team members, has anybody expressed that s/he is not learning anything in the project?

During an analysis or design review, the customer suggests ideas that you feel are not suitable. Are you comfortable in justifying your stand to the customer?

Do your team members relate well to the big picture of the project and are comfortable interacting with the customer?

Competency development tips

Read technical magazines and journals regularly.
Subscribe to any tech user groups and podcasts.
Conduct periodic knowledge-sharing sessions with the team. If needed make it part of retrospectives.
Network with peer PMs and discuss technical issues with them.
When a technical issue arises, pay attention to how tech leads resolve it and understand the resolution
Allocate time for team members’ learning while planning.
Participate actively in technical discussions
Take the group along, in technical decisions

Competency development tips

Read technical magazines and journals regularly.
Subscribe to any tech user groups and podcasts.
Conduct periodic knowledge-sharing sessions with the team. If needed make it part of retrospectives.
Network with peer PMs and discuss technical issues with them.
When a technical issue arises, pay attention to how tech leads resolve it and understand the resolution
Allocate time for team members’ learning while planning.
Participate actively in technical discussions
Take the group along, in technical decisions