Essential Project Management Skills For 2020

You wanted a list of project management skills, and you’re going to get one.

But beyond that, I’m betting that you actually want to possess the project management skills that will launch you into a successful career.

Yes?

Of course.

So, simply knowing what the skills are is not enough.

You need specific examples of project management skills you can develop, a deep understanding of why they matter, and resources to help you develop them.

That’s what you’ll get in this article.

(And, might I add, that’s also the raison d’être for DPM Membership and the DPM School. Because having practical know-how and support to implement the skills is really important!).

Project Management Skills List

Here are the skills you’ll learn about in this article so you can be an (even more) awesome project manager. They are broken down into hard skills, soft skills, and traits.

Click on any item within the project management skills list to understand what the skill is and how to develop it.

Project Management Hard Skills & How To Develop Them

The hard skills of project management are all about competence.

Project management hard skills speak to your practical technical ability: tools, techniques, and methodologies you can apply.

Hard skills can be equated to expert knowledge on how to operate that machine or make the thing work technically. You can do or make something. There are straightforward steps you follow, and the thing works.

If you’re new to project management, hard skills are probably the easiest things to learn.

If you are not new to PM, make sure you’re training to develop these essential project management skills before moving on to other ones.

Keep reading to see The Overview Essential Project Management Skills.

Originally published at https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com on April 21, 2020.