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What is the most important attribute of a project manager / team leader you expect?

Just read Joel on Software - How to become a program manager .

In his article, he points out different things for a program manager.

  • ... (in fact, with 14 years of programming experience, you may know too much to be a good supporter of users.
  • ... earn the respect of programmers to agree that you are right.
  • ... It helps, as a program manager, be very good at coding yourself.
  • ... demonstrate reasonableness, openness and fairness in any debate

What you, as an ideal audience, to vote for this issue, think. What are the attributes of the project manager in your opinion

  • irreplaceable
  • less important
  • Unnecessarily
  • does not work

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IMO, the prime minister’s most important skill, is to distract developers from work policies. If a client (whether internal or external) interferes with developer productivity, PM does not do its job.

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I would say that the ability to remove road blocks from developers' paths before they become problems is the most important aspect of this type of management.

Having a clear, well-defined development path allows developers to find their flow state without having to switch or stop.

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A project manager who understands that software evaluations are NOT a deadline.

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In my experience, the project manager and team leader are not the same person. In fact, I never had a project manager, as my team led for 15 years when I was in IT.

To answer your question what I'm looking for in a leader :

  • Compassion
  • Sympathy
  • Business knowledge
  • Knowledge of technology we use
  • Patience
  • Good mentoring skills
  • Good listening skills
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In my opinion, a good project manager / team leader can act as a lubricant between the client, manager and developer, protects each side if necessary (and not just leadership), and deals with obstacles that impede the progress of the project, developers can focus on development.

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A good management method that I like is the MBWA (so as not to mix with the MBA). That means you are walking around. It may seem a little strange, but think about it ...

Take a look at this link (as one of many available there): http://www.businesstown.com/people/communication-walking.asp

... and because it does not work for every manager and project, there is ...

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I hate to tell you this, but the most important attribute is their ability to communicate; hands down. If they cannot communicate well, they cannot remove road blocks, and they cannot translate between interested parties and performers.

Short information is followed by organization / planning ability and tool knowledge; and, of course, domain knowledge (BS detector and general understanding of the project without having to ask ... what is it all the time.)

Without these three things, you are at a disadvantage.

So, I agree with Joel that having a background in programming is important for the Project Manager / Program Manager - especially with intangible things like software. However, you must have experience of 10 or 15 years? No. A couple of years on the floor should tell you enough.

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The ability to distinguish good from bad, which we randomly call "quality." Everything else just follows.

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Team leader:

  • Communication
  • Ability to lead / manage a team (so much can not)
  • The ability to encode and understand any part of the code written by any member of the team
  • I should never lie about his level of experience (currently I can not trust the decisions that he makes correctly).
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