Progressing the project management profession

PMSA recognises and supports various initiatives under way, both locally and globally, that are designed to progress the project management profession at a skills development, accreditation / certification, training and education level.

What are the personality traits that set apart truly excellent project managers?

There is certainly more to being a project manager than meets the eye. Mastering the technical aspects and processes are important, but many would argue that innate personal characteristics are what set apart great project managers. The Project Manager spoke to three people who work as, or with project managers in the fields of engineering, construction and telecommunications, for their thoughts about the traits that good project managers should possess or aim to develop in order to be great.