34 Competencies34 Competencies

Essential competencies employed by the most successful software project managers.

3 Categories3 Categories

1. Product Development Skills

2. Project Management Skills

3. People Management Skills

34 CompetenciesProduct Develop Skills

1. Awareness of Process Standards - best practices

2. Evaluating Alternative Processes - Evaluating various approaches

3. Tailoring Processes - Modifying standard processes to suit a project

4. Assessing Processes - Defining criteria for reviews

5. Defining the Product - Identifying customer environment and product requirements

6. Managing Requirements - Monitoring requirements changes

7. Managing Subcontractors - Planning, managing, & monitoring performance

8. Performing the Initial Assessment - Assessing difficulty, risks, costs and schedule

9. Selecting Methods and Tools - Defining selection processes

10. Tracking Product Quality - Monitoring the quality of an evolving product

11. Understanding Development Activities - Learning the software development cycle

34 CompetenciesProject Management Skills

12. Building a WBS - determining the relationships between the work to be done.

13. Documenting Plans - describing how the work should be done.

14. Estimating Costs - Estimating cost to complete the project

15. Estimating Effort - Estimating effort required to complete the project

16. Managing Risks - Identifying and determining the impact of risks

17. Monitoring Development - Monitoring the production of software

18. Scheduling Work - Creating a schedule and key milestones

19. Selecting Metrics - Choosing and using appropriate metrics

20. Selecting Project Management Tools - Knowing how to select PM tools

21. Tracking Processes - Monitoring compliance of project team

22. Tracking Project Progress - Monitoring progress using metrics

34 CompetenciesPeople Management Skills

23. Appraising Performance - Evaluating teams to enhance performance

24. Handling Intellectual Property - business law

25. Holding Effective Meetings - Planning and running excellent meetings

26. Interaction and Communication - Dealing with developers, upper management, and other teams

27. Leadership - Coaching project teams for optimal results

28. Managing Change - Being an effective change agent

29. Negotiating Successfully - Resolving conflicts and negotiating successfully

30. Planning Careers - Structuring and giving career guidance

31. Presenting Effectively - Using effective written and oral skills

32. Recruiting - Recruiting and interviewing team members successfully

33. Selecting a Team - Choosing highly competent teams

34. Teambuilding - Forming, guiding, and maintaining an effective team

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