Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Project Management Circus: The Final Act - The Escape Artist

The show has reserved its best act for the last and entering the stage right now is the escape artist - who also goes by the name project manager on his non-circus performing days.

The escape artist thrills everyone and brings out that gasp in the audience as he always puts himself in situations that will kill a regular human being..but he is no ordinary person - he is the escape artist.

So what does the escape artist have in common with the project managers of the world? It is his ability to know his environment, use his knowledge and training to get out of tangled up situations and still come out victorious, alive ..and the to roaring applause of his audiences.

A project manager must always know his tools, his equipment to be able to manage his projects. A project manager must also train himself constantly on not only knowing the tools but also on how to use them and when. He must practice. Constantly.

If a project manager does not know his tools well enough and does not have experience in managing complex projects - he might just be one of the casualties waiting to happen in this great art of being an - escape artist.

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