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The Project Manager of the Future

-            Adopted from PMI Pulse of the profession in-depth report

Developing Digital-Age Project Management Skills to Thrive in Disruptive Times

Organizations that succeed in this age of disruption are those that adapt rapidly to new opportunities and challenges. Forward-thinking organizations are building better products and creating stronger customer relationships with a speed that hasn’t been seen before.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TOP DRIVERS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

• SKILLS, TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT: Innovator organizations see the most important digital-era skills for prospective project leaders as data science (data management, analytics, big data), an innovative mindset, security and privacy knowledge, legal and regulatory compliance knowledge, the ability to make data-driven decisions, and collaborative leadership. Innovators also report investing in formal processes to develop project manager competencies in these skills.
• TOOLS AND APPROACHES: Project leaders are using multiple approaches, including collaborative platforms and work management tools, along with emerging, hybrid, and traditional methods to help them deliver. Our research shows that project leaders consider themselves ready, willing, and able to use these tools and approaches to manage the impact of disruptive technologies
• CULTURE: Innovators are creating a culture that views disruption as an opportunity to enable dexterity. They value the technological shift toward a digital environment as they encourage their project leaders to take advantage of flexible practices and new tools, and pave the way for a continued evolution to an environment where people and machines work together toward more successful outcomes.