Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program, and Project Managers

Managing Stress

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The work of portfolio, program, and project managers involves a large number of stakeholders across a variety of organizational boundaries. The tasks performed by these managers are complex and involve interactions with many people who have different points of view. In addition, portfolio, program, and project managers are often expected to produce results within limited periods of time and with less than optimal resources. And because global, virtual teams, on which around-the-clock work is possible if it is planned and managed effectively, have become more common, there is an even greater emphasis on quickly completing programs and projects.

Both mxanagers and team members experience stress to varying degrees when working ...