A common mistake in business is to assume that because someone is a good technical person then it follows that they will automatically make a good project manager. This is definitely not the case - promoting/moving/recruiting a technical person into a PM role can be a total disaster if the person is evaluated on technical merit alone - it is more important that the (proposed) PM has very strong "softskills" i.e. can effectively manage people, communicate well, tailor their management style to suit the broad set of personalities that he/she will come across during their PM career etc. etc.
Technically brillant does not always translate into PM star - if you have an individual who is technically strong and has excellent softskills then you've hit the jackpot BUT the two combined are almost as rare as hen's teeth ..!
So Friday's Question - "Does a good technical person automatically make a good project manager?"
Answer - Definitely not - check their softskills and if they are non-existent then consider an alternative career move for them - a PM with technical ability is all fine and dandy but a PM without softskills is a nightmare ....!
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