| - |
Strong leadership skills — ability to provide vision, motivate, mentor, and manage project team members and other project managers in a single project or multi facet program; ability to interact effectively with senior client and CSC management |
| - |
Strong presence — commands respect through presence and actions; often deferred to for advice or decisions, leads discussions but is a very effective listener |
| - |
Composure — is cool under pressure, does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough, can be counted on to hold things together, is a settling influence in a crisis |
| - |
Strong ability to manage and measure work — clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process; progress and results; designs feedback loops into work |
| - |
Achieves challenging objectives — The ability to meet tight schedules and cost targets without compromising customer requirements |
| - |
Key negotiator — fully competent in effective stakeholder management techniques; can negotiate skilfully in tough situations; can settle differences with minimum of noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; ability to work with and persuade disparate groups; can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; has a good sense of timing |
| - |
Authority — fully competent in managing senior I.T professionals, experienced in managing personnel |
| - |
Influencing others — can influence outcomes with subtlety and tact, achieving positive outcomes, sometimes under complex and difficult circumstances; capable of influencing managers and senior managers |
| - |
Effective mentor — can be considered a good role model for junior project managers; capable of providing effective and timely mentoring; fully conversant in CSC project methodology and process |
| - |
Strong ability to problem solve — use of rigorous logical methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers; effectively uses post implementation reviews and identifies and applies lessons learnt |
| - |
Builds effective teams — creates strong morale and spirit in the team; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; can effectively communicate business requirements to project teams |
| - |
Financial acumen — has a well developed understanding of finances (advanced at project level and knowledge at an operational & business level); has well developed skills in managing project budgets and project profitability, effective at managing project finances at the Program level |
| - |
Contract Knowledge — has a strong understanding of business contracts, legal and contract compliance |
| - |
Flexibility — ability to multi-task, adapt to change, and manage a fast-paced, high-stress environment; ability to think outside the square; can effect change quickly |
| - |
Hands-on — willingness and ability to work the details; demonstrated ability with implementing and managing project disciplines |
| - |
Communications — excellent English language and business writing skills. Skilful presentation skills; appropriate used of formal and soft communication skills. |
