In our working lives, we have watched many project managers in action with many different styles. From the hands-on to hands-off and from the autocratic to the consultative. But, in relation to running composite projects, we think an approach on a spectrum from method-driven to stakeholder-driven is the most useful.
The method-driven project manager was summed up in the prologue project story by the character Matt Mefford. Matt’s experience and background were IT starting as a business analyst, but it could have been a coder, and a natural career progression led him into project management. Other typical backgrounds are construction or engineering. Such PMs are typically familiar with projects organized with dedicated, ...
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