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Is Project Management a Core Skill and no longer a Niche Capability?

By Peter Taylor
Author of The Lazy Project Manager
London, UK

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. English Proverb

Project management is fast becoming the preferred way for companies to get things done.  In a global economy project management will make a company more competitive than the traditional methods of managing work.

So for all managers there is now the need to understand the dynamics of projects together with the skill and process of project management in order to make the most out their organization’s investments.

The Question

Is Project Management therefore no longer a niche capability, the home of project management office members and external contractors; is it now a core skill that all executives and senior management need to understand?

In a recent survey conducted by Peter Taylor (www.thelazyprojectmanager.com) through a LinkedIn survey (poll) That very question was asked,  ‘Is Project Management a core skill and no longer a niche capability?’ to see what a wider community of business people thought.

347 people responded to the survey and I am grateful their time and consideration, as well as the follow up comments that many people left for me to review.

Anyway these are the results:

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About the Author By Peter Taylor Author Despite his title of 'The Lazy Project Manager’, Peter Taylor is in fact a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in project management, program management and the professional development of project managers: currently as Director of a PMO at Siemens PLM Software, a global supplier of product lifecycle management solutions. He is an accomplished communicator and leader; always adopting a proactive and business-focused approach and he is a professional speaker with City Speakers International.  Peter is also the author of ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ book (Infinite Ideas 2009) – for more information - www.thelazyprojectmanager.com  - you can also subscribe to a series of free podcasts on iTunes (The Lazy Project Manager).