Leadership Competencies - Basic

Project Management

Project Management is the process of creating and maintaining an environment that guides a project to its successful completion.

Explain the processes involved in the initiation phase of a project and the development of an overall project plan
Identify key stakeholders in the project
Identify and analyze environmental influences impacting on the project
Develop and manage the scope of a project
Describe in detail the process of resource allocation including human resources, and how cost, work, and time estimates are developed
Understand the risks involved in starting a project
Understand the importance of quality assurance and control
Develop effective communication skills to interact with members of the project team

Expert: Models, leads, trains, and motivates multiple levels of personnel to be excellent in project management.
Advanced: Habitually perform the actions associated with project management without assistance. You are recognized within your immediate organization as "the person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding
Intermediate: Repeated successful experiences have been completed. Help from an expert may be required from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.
Basic: Basic training has been received. The only experience gained has been in a classroom and/or experimental scenarios, or as a trainee on-the-job. You would be expected to need some help when performing the Skill.
Awareness: Demonstrates common knowledge or understanding of project management knowledge, but does not always exercise skill or have and effectively apply a depth of knowledge to succeed at managing projects.