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1 - INTRODUCTION

s Monitoring and controlling schedule milestones, budget expenditures, requirements stability, staff
performance, resource utilization, and identified risk factors using a systematic version control process;
s Leading and directing by defining the project vision and maintaining it as requirements and other
constraints change and by providing hands on, day-to-day leadership of team leaders, software
developers, and supporting personnel who are engaged in innovative teamwork;
s Maintaining compliance with organizational policies and contractual requirements;

s Managing risk by identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and responding to risk factors on an ongoing,
continuous manner;
s Facilitating, coaching, monitoring, inspiring, and working with the software engineering knowledge
workers to obtain desired results; and
s Communicating with stakeholders to bridge the “technology gap” by using terms and concepts that are
familiar to stakeholders [16].

On a small project (e.g., fewer than ten people) the project manager may have additional roles such as team
leader and/or software designer, software architect, business analyst, or other contributing roles. Alternatively, the
manager of a small software project may simultaneously manage one or more other small projects; however, care
should be taken to not overload the manager of a small manager with other duties.

1.7.1 Interpersonal Skills of a Project Manager

A software project manager needs to ensure that effective communication and coordination occurs within the
project team and with stakeholders external to the project.

Interpersonal skills that are particularly important for software project managers, some of which are in
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Section 1.1.1 of the PMBOK Guide, include but are not limited to:
s Leadership,

s Humility,
s Effective listening,
s Team building,

s Motivation,
s Communication,

s Collaboration and knowledge sharing,
s Influencing,

s Managing conflict,
s Decision making,

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