Some stats, from my long, if not distinguished career:
- Number of PMs I’ve known: > 100
- Number who merely forwarded email around: > 100
- Number who considered themselves line bosses: > 100
- Number who could work project management software: 0
- Number who could communicate tasks to the doers1: 3
- Number who could articulate concerns expressed by doers: 3
- Number of PMs that really were/are: 3
So, to the three of 100+, I thank you each: Donna, Todd, and Mark.
To the balance of the 100+, learn from the above. To those in my own winner’s circle already, rock on.
-k-
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