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Project Management has seen unprecedented growth in the last 25+ years. From under 18,000 PMPs in 1999 to over 1.3 million PMPs in 2023. Why? Projects can lose billions of dollars due to many reasons. The Project Manager is critical to driving improvements to reduce or eliminate these causes. Wayne Brantley will lead this virtual presentation, where we will examine the five essential skills needed for a project manager.

1. Communication skills - a project manager must be prepared to provide numerous presentations for executives, customers, and other key stakeholders. Project managers who are better communicators stand out, and these skills become key differentiators.

2. Leadership skills - It is said that an organization's most valuable resource is its people. The ability to lead with formal authority will be essential for today's project managers.

3. Planning skills - Project managers must look at the big picture and plan a course of action that can be accomplished. Developing, maintaining, and communicating this plan is critical to a project's direction.

4. Business skills - Understanding organizational strategy will be critical to ensuring project success. Speaking the language of executive leadership will allow a project manager to make critical project decisions.

5. Technical skills - Project managers must understand that there are many ways to execute a project and hundreds of tools to choose from. Applying these tools at the right time on the project will be key to project success.5. Technical skills - Project managers must understand that there are many ways to execute a project and hundreds of tools to choose from. Applying these tools at the right time on the project will be crucial to project success.