Today, many people believe that as long as a person has strong technical skills, demonstrated a certain amount of aggressiveness and enthusiasm, and has worked on several project teams, he or she could be given the role of project manager. However, project managers can no longer depend on their positions or their own personal initiative to accomplish a goal because most projects managed today are from a matrix organization, in which project managers do not have complete authority over team members. Given these challenges, the question is: What kind of skills can make a difference in successfully managing.
