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

Answer Posted / kaushalya jayamini

He should have strong communicative and interpersonal
skiils. as well as he should have negotiating skills.
He should have a better understanding of operations done in
each and every line of the organization which leads him to
co-ordinate and integrate activities across multiple
functional lines.
At the same time should have a good knowledge of technology
used.
Then the decision making
skills,organizing,controlling,directing and leading skills.

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