In today’s incrisingly complex and competitive global marketplace, technical skills are simply not enough. Companies are seeking added skills in leaderhsip and business intelligence to support longer-range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line.The ideal skill set is a combination of technical, leadership, and strategic and business management expertise.
Technical Project Management
Knowledge, skills and behaviors related to specific domains of project, program and portfolio management. The technical aspects of performing one’s job/role such as :
- Agile techniques
- Data gathering and modeling
- Earned Value Management
- Governance (project, program, portfolio)
- Lifecycle management (project, program, portfolio, product)
- Performance management (project, program, portfolio)
- Requirements management and traceability
- Risk management
- Schedule management
- Scope management (project, program, portfolio, product)
- Time, budget, and cost estimation
Leadership
Competency in guiding and motivating
- Brainstorming
- Coaching and mentoring
- Conflict management
- Emotional intelligence
- Influencing
- Interpersonal skills
- Listening
- Negotiation
- Problem solving
- Team building
Strategic & Business Management
Business oriented skills
- Benefits management and realization
- Business acumen
- Business models and structures
- Competitive analysis
- Customer relationship and satisfaction
- Industry knowledge and standards
- Legal and regulatory compliance
- Market awareness and conditions
- Operational functions
- Strategic planning, analysis, alignment
Source : “The PMI Talent Triangle” (c) 2015 Project Management Institute