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¶ … Non-Traditional" Managers
Non-traditional managers such as project managers experience several challenges that are unique and apart from traditional managers. Unlike the traditional managers whose major responsibility is to manage people and ensure their proper condition in the workplace, project managers handle more responsibilities than this. In today's increasing development of diverse technologies, it is almost a standard procedure that project managers utilize technology in an objective to facilitate his and his team's tasks. And, with this, the responsibility of being at pace with the changing technology for better project results is a responsibility that traditional managers usually never do. According to Kerry Campbell Hamilton (2002),
"The use of technology-based solutions and applications is the key differentiator between traditional projects and e-projects."
In simple terms, non-traditional managers always have to be flexible in which their knowledge and skills should have continuous growth. It is not only the skills of managing his people that is required from a non-traditional manager, but also the intelligence in adapting with the latest technology.
Moreover, one of the challenges that non-traditional managers face is the responsibility of engaging in one goal and objective with his people or team (i.e. engaging in the development and completion of a project). Unlike the traditional manager who usually just sits in his office, assigns tasks to his people, and does his tasks on his own, non-traditional managers work with a team. And, because of this, any failure that occurs in the team makes the non-traditional manager and his members accountable.
In general, the challenges faced by a non-traditional manager covers a wide area of responsibilities. P.W. Ford lists the following top 10 challenges of a non-traditional manager, particularly of a project manager.
Meeting unrealisitic deadlines
Facing communication deficit
Scope changes
Resource competition
Uncertain dependencies
Failure to manage risk
Insufficient team skills
Lack of accountability
Customers and end-users are not engaged during the project
Vision and goals not well-defined
References
Ford, P.W. 2004. Top 10 Project Management Challenges
Retrieved on August 22, 2005, from Online.
http://projectmanagementcourse.com/project-challenges.html
Hamilton, K.C. 2002. E-Projects Present Unique Challenges to Project Mangers
Retrieved on August 22, 2005, from Online.
http://www.esi-international.com/public/publications/62002emanagers.asp
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