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A Different Approach To Project Management: The Use Of Soft Skills, Hannah Adams
A Different Approach To Project Management: The Use Of Soft Skills, Hannah Adams
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The term soft skills is traditionally used to describe interpersonal and subjective skills such as leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence. This paper addresses a further explanation of soft skills, their relation to project management, project management education, and the highlighted differences between a transactional leader and a transformational leader. Project management has often been defined as the making of schedules/tasks; but more importantly providing the inspiration, motivation, and facilitator of great minds to produce innovative ideas. Because of the sheer necessity for human interaction within the project management profession, soft skills are of crucial concern. Although mastering soft skills is …
Conflict Approaches Of Effective Project Manager In The Upstream Sector Of Indonesian Oil & Gas Industry, Adhi Cahyono, Yanki Hartijasti
Conflict Approaches Of Effective Project Manager In The Upstream Sector Of Indonesian Oil & Gas Industry, Adhi Cahyono, Yanki Hartijasti
The South East Asian Journal of Management
Conflict can be functional or dysfunctional to the organization’s performance. This study focused on the relationship between conflict approaches implemented by the project manager based on project team member’s perception on the effectiveness of the project manager in managing project’s conflict. Questionnaires were modified from Barker et al. (1988) to measure conflict management approaches and outcomes of managing project conflict. Data were gathered from 57 respondents who worked in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors serving the upstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry in Indonesia. By using Pearson correlation, result of this study indicated that project managers …