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Project Management as a Vice President in Consulting
Juggling multiple clients and projects is tricky. Having strong project management skills makes it much easier to handle plotting out project timelines and managing workload to provide reasonable delivery timelines to clients as well as being a good steward to your own personal time.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to manage a project
- Managing data and resources
- Planning and organizing projects
- Time management
Project Management as a Consultant in Consulting
As one becomes more senior they generally grow into the role of project or team lead which involves managing timelines, deliverables, budget, as well as training and mentoring more junior team members.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to manage a project
- Delegating responsibilities
- Developing/managing budgets
- Managing data and resources
- Planning and organizing projects
- Providing instruction and guidance
- Time management
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