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Project management is hard. It involves oversight of processes and people, which bring unique complexities. It requires concise communication, critical thinking, organizational awareness, time management, true accountability and more.
Whether you’re an orthopedic professional working for a billion-dollar company or a startup, advancing your skill set will set you up for project management success. Our latest infographic highlights five core skills every project manager needs.
Infographic proudly sponsored by Orchid Orthopedic Solutions.
This idea for this infographic came to mind as we were thinking of past best-practice articles. Most of the articles focus on the product development process and, in so doing, highlight the need to sharpen project management skills.
Back in 2018, Deborah Munro, Ph.D., wrote about project triage, noting that sometimes everything can seem like a priority. Thus, it would be best to have a strategy to efficiently and effectively tackle your projects. Dr. Munro provided eight tips and techniques that have worked well throughout her career in industry and academia.
Additionally, you’ll need to quickly rely on your project management soft skills and technical abilities if you don’t have a well-thought-out plan. Shaher Ahmad has lent his expertise on this topic numerous times, advising how to create a product development roadmap, control scope creep and proactively improve your process.
Ahmad said, “Process improvements (or continuous improvements) are about asking, ‘How can we do this better? What incremental steps can we take?’ It should involve continuous learning and accountability.”
Growth in your project management skillset should be no different.
