What are the skills required to be a project manager?
Followup question, Rate yourself in each of the skill with
examples.

Answer Posted / pankaj saluja

to be a project manager, all u have to do is think like :

1- process
2- people
3- technology

n also u must have managerial skills..... n must know how to
handle project because success is 99% failure.

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