CHAPTER 37

The Project Manager/Resource Manager Leadership Workshop

Picroject managers direct the planning and execution of a project and are held personally accountable for the success of the project. Simply stated, they nurture the project to meet its objectives.

Resource managers hire, fire, make job assignments, coach, counsel, evaluate, award, promote, and secure future work opportunities for direct reports. In other words, they nurture people to meet their commitments on projects and to reach their individual potential. Everyone in an organization works for a resource manager.

The project manager champions the project. The resource manager champions people. These are ...

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