Project Management ?’s

[Zjesse22]

Gs, I have a couple questions about project management, I recently applied for a Leadership program within the company I work for and today I got an email about an interview they would like to do. This program would cover project manager role, project controls and billing. A little info about the company is we are an industrial soft craft company doing maintenance, turnaround and new construction projects. I do scaffold but hardly any paint or insulation although they keep me as overhead in a multicraft management role I lack knowledge in those two fields. Will it affect me not being that knowledgeable I’m those fields? I see that most of the times it doesn’t but still not sure, also what should I do if I get into the program should I focus on learning those two crafts and let the other management take over the scaffold department. I know I need to be assertive with any decision I take but also get feedback from the field craft supervisors and see their input. I’m a little nervous but feel I am ready for the role if it were to happen.

[Bullseye07]

The leadership program most likely isn’t going to teach you much about paint etc. Thats not the purpose of a true leadership program. It’s to teach you valuable skills in how to deal with the people that work for you and your clients.


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[stickemhard3]

The more PM's I deal with and meet, the more I realize that most are delegators that don't even care to know the basics. Most follow EVM's and manage the contract more than anything. Granted, these people have project engineers along with a full supporting staff (Project controls, scheduler, expeditors, etc).

PM is different for each trade, company, and project. I'd go all in on this leadership training and learn from it. We did the SLII leadership training at our company and it is useful from PM level through Supervisor Level.

[Zjesse22]

The past 2 1/2 years I have been setting up jobsites from from beginning to end of course with the help of project controls and keeping up with my material inventory, shipping/ receiving and accountability of all craft hands. From walking down jobs and planning to estimating how much man hours will be used and material needed. Keeping within the contract as how much manpower is needed and making sure our composite rate never goes over with our crew mix ratio.

[Bryan11]

Take all the leadership courses you can get to teach you how to manage relationships with people, but it's on you to learn the in's and out's of each craft. Your people will respect you more with the effort in the field. Being a good PM is all about surrounding yourself with an excellent team and learning how to use their knowledge when you might lack the expertise.

[ColinR]

. Being a good PM is all about surrounding yourself with an excellent team and learning how to use their knowledge when you might lack the expertise.

This right here. I'm a PM for a pipeline company. I am very fortunate to work with some of the absolute best in the industry. I don't even try to act like I know everything, and have no problem asking questions. Learn your strengths and weaknesses and surround yourself with people who's strengths are your weaknesses. You will gain a lot of respect from people by admitting you are looking for guidance in certain areas. In other words you don't have to know the in's and out's of everything you are managing. You just have to know who to ask that does.

[HogHunter34]

I agree with the above info
PM is about leading projects & managing through the flow & steps
Don’t forget the soft skills like working with cross functional teams, getting buy-in from others, soliciting & encouraging input from others