Project Management

Leading Team- Part One

Jacqueline Sala-Grajales

Capella University

4090-Project Management

01/12/2012

Leading Team-Part One

Yahoo was the search engine used to research the project management tools and skills associated with leading teams. The following are the five links that were explored and its contents.

1. Project Management Competence: Building key Skills for Leading a Team

According to Davidson Frame (1999),

“Successful project management takes more than skilled individuals, teams, and organizations all working together to achieve excellence. Project Management has become the dominant way of getting things done in all kinds of businesses because it gives companies the ability to put staff and resources where needed, the flexibility to change direction quickly, and the means to monitor costs and schedules more closely”. (J. Davidson Frame, 1999, p. 221-224)

2. All About Project Management

“There are certain skills to have when conducting project management. It’s best to have a team of planners when doing project planning. Therefore, it’s important to have skills in forming, leading, and facilitating groups.” (​managementhelp.org)

3. Project Team Leader Skills

“Yes, leading is different than planning, organizing and coordinating because leading is focused on influencing people, while the other functions are focused on “resources” in addition to people. But the difference is not enough to claim that “leading is different than managing” any more than one can claim that “planning is different than managing” or “organizing is different than managing”. (managementhelp.org)

4. Team Management Skills

“A good starting point is Warren G Bennis’ quote that “Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.” Leadership involves creating a compelling vision of the future, communicating that vision, and helping people understand and commit to it. Managers, on the other hand, are responsible for ensuring...