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Why would anyone want to be a project manager (PM)?<\/p>\nWhy would anyone want to be a project manager (PM)?<\/p>\n
It’s a lot of work.<\/strong> It’s been said, only partly jokingly, that a PM may spend about 80% of his or her time on communication tasks, and the remaining 80% on the other required tasks.<\/p>\n We get a lot of responsibility and hardly any true control.<\/strong> The “powers” take away budgets and people. Team members often must answer to their “real” managers instead of keeping their previous “commitments.”<\/p>\n Everything gets bigger except our budget.<\/strong> Our customers often want and expect new things because “the real world is about change,” but will not budge on budget because “an agreement’s an agreement.”<\/p>\n I know there are a lot more horrendous conditions out there that should dissuade any sane person from becoming a PM. So, why do we do it, and in some cases, thrive on it?<\/p>\n It’s never boring.<\/strong> It’s not the adrenaline rush of falling off a cliff (at least I hope not too often), but there is a certain frisson trying to prevent it.<\/p>\n There is a sense of accomplishment<\/strong>. That sense is only heightened by adversity.<\/p>\n We’re in the middle of the action.<\/strong> In projects, we’re often creating new things. Creation! Woohoo!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n … and maybe the profession attracts people with a bit of craziness. Are you a bit crazy, or am I totally off?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why would anyone want to be a project manager (PM)? It’s a lot of work. 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