Q: After several years as a project manager, you’ve learned that project plans often face unexpected changes, even with careful upfront planning. When this happens, you can adjust while helping your team stay calm. Which core project manager skill set are you demonstrating with these behaviors?
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Q: Even with rigorous upfront preparation, after working as a project manager for a while, you’ve discovered that project plans often experience unforeseen modifications. You can adapt and support your team in maintaining composure when this occurs. These activities demonstrate which fundamental skill set of a project manager?
- Strong organizational skills
- Enabling decision-making
- Communicating and escalating
- Flexibility
Explanation: You are displaying one of the fundamental skill sets associated with project management, namely “Adaptability.” An important quality in a project manager is the ability to adapt plans on the fly and lead a group of people through unforeseen obstacles. To successfully manage hurdles, you need to be adaptable, creative in finding solutions to problems, and have a cool head under pressure. The capacity for adaptation makes it possible for the project to continue along its intended path despite the occurrence of unanticipated events.
