项目经理的角色(Roles of Project Manager)

来自 http://www.yancy.org/research/project_management/human_resources.html

* Integrator
o PM is the most likely person who can view both the project and the way it fits into the overall plan for the organization.
o Must coordinate the efforts of all the units of the project team.
* Communicator
o Communicates to upper management, the project team, and other stakeholders.
o The PM who fails to decipher and pass on appropriate information to the appropriate people can become a bottleneck in the project.
o The PM has the responsibility of knowing what kind of messages to send, who to send them to, and translating the messages into a language understood by all recipients.
* Team Leader
o Must be able to solve problems
o Guide people from different functional areas
o Coordinate the project to show leadership capabilities
* Decision Maker
o Makes key decisions such as allocation of resources, costs of performance and schedule tradeoffs, changing the scope, direction or characteristics of the project.
o This is an important role with significant consequences for the project as a whole.
* Climate Creator or Builder
o The PM should attempt to build a supportive atmosphere so that project team members work together and not against one another.
o Seek to avoid unrest and negative forms of conflict by building supportive atmosphere early.