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Problem predicting

Problem predicting

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Problem predicting

- I was talking to one of my advisors a few years back and I asked him about his views on project management. What is the one thing you need to have to be a good project manager I asked. He thought about it and then said, "Some may say being organized, "being super patient, or being great at problem solving. "All those are great traits to have "and should be present if possible, "but I think one of the greatest traits "of solid project management is problem predicting." And I said, that's interesting. What do you mean by that? How does one get good at problem predicting? Is it having years of experience? He nodded and said, "Yes," and said, "of course that helps, but problem predicting comes down "to recognizing the most common problems in a project, "type of culture, or client, "and to do whatever you can "to reduce the future project problems "you're bound to encounter. "Every project has so many moving parts, people and factors. "It's something that will not go exactly as you…

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