5 Steps to Becoming a Strategic Project Manager
by Tudor Holotescu
1. 1. Change how you think about projects.
1.1. Project managers must stop thinking of projects in a transactional sense, and begin thinking like upper-level managers.
1.2. They have to extend their core leadership skills and start building data communi-cation skills.
2. 2. Invest the time in understanding organizational financials.
2.1. The impact to the bottom line involves:
2.1.1. lead generation
2.1.2. client loyalty
2.1.3. up-sell opportunities
2.1.4. marketing
2.1.5. branding
3. 3. Go negative
3.1. There are projects that seem beneficial because they generate revenue, but once you dig into the nitty-gritty details, they don't look so good.
3.2. Is there a way to change the specifics of the under-performing project so it doesn't drag you under?
4. 4. Make the role of project manager a go-to position in your organization.
4.1. The strategic PM can also act as an early warning system for:
4.1.1. product
4.1.2. service teams