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A good \u2014 or bad \u2014 IT project manager can make the difference between a project coming in on time and on budget and it being a failure. How can you spot a good project manager? CIO.com talked to project management professionals and IT executives to find out.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lonoff Schiff (CIO (US))<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
27 August, 2017 08:01<\/span><\/div>\n
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Just because someone has the title of “project manager” does not mean he or she knows how to effectively manage projects, as many CIOs and other IT executives have learned the hard way.<\/p>\n

To be an effective project manager, one who can keep projects and the team on track, takes more than technical know-how. It also requires a number of non-technical skills, and it is these softer skills that often determine whether a project manager \u2013 and the project \u2013 will be a success.<\/p>\n

So how can you tell a good project manager from a bad one? CIO.com surveyed project management experts and executives to learn what skills are required to successfully manage projects–that is, to ensure that projects are kept on track and stay on budget.<\/p>\n

Following are seven of the most important non-technical skills for project managers.<\/p>\n

Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Being a good leader means that you do not only oversee and coordinate tasks and processes as a manager, but also outline the vision and define the road map, motivate and encourage,” says Tatiana Danielyan, deputy director of R&D at\u00a0ABBYY<\/a>, which provides document recognition, data capture and language processing software.<\/p>\n

It is also critical that the project manager has the ability to quickly analyze data \u2013 or a given situation \u2013\u00a0 and make good decisions because, she adds, “at the end of the day, you are the one who has the final call \u2013 and the final responsibility for whether the project is successful or not.”<\/p>\n

For more on leadership skills, see:<\/strong><\/p>\n