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Which of the following are components of the technical project management skill?

The correct answer is D. Ability to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factors. Technical project management skills relate to the ability to apply project management knowledge, tools, and techniques, including planning, prioritization, and focus on critical success factors.

Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Question

Which of the following are components of the technical project management skill?

Options

  • AAbility to explain business aspects of the project, business strategy, goals and objectives, and business value
  • BAbility to deal with people, to be collaborative, and to apply persuasion and negotiation
  • CAbility to focus on relationships with people, inspire trust, and implement decisions and actions that support the business strategy
  • DAbility to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factors

How the community answered

(65 responses)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    95% (62)

Why each option

Technical project management skills relate to the ability to apply project management knowledge, tools, and techniques, including planning, prioritization, and focus on critical success factors.

AAbility to explain business aspects of the project, business strategy, goals and objectives, and business value

Explaining business strategy, goals, objectives, and business value describes business acumen skills, which is a separate domain in the PMI Talent Triangle focused on strategic alignment.

BAbility to deal with people, to be collaborative, and to apply persuasion and negotiation

Being collaborative and applying persuasion and negotiation describes leadership skills, specifically the interpersonal and relationship-building dimension of the Talent Triangle.

CAbility to focus on relationships with people, inspire trust, and implement decisions and actions that support the business strategy

Focusing on relationships, inspiring trust, and supporting business strategy describes leadership skills, another distinct domain in the PMI Talent Triangle separate from technical skills.

DAbility to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factorsCorrect

The PMI Talent Triangle identifies technical project management as one of three skill domains, encompassing the ability to plan and prioritize, select and apply appropriate methodologies and artifacts, and remain focused on the critical factors that determine project success. This includes mastery of tools, techniques, and processes defined in the PMBOK Guide. The ability to tailor and apply the right artifacts for each unique project context is a defining characteristic of this skill set.

Concept tested: PMI Talent Triangle - technical project management skills

Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/training-development/talent-triangle

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#Technical Project Management#PMI Talent Triangle#Project Management Skills#Planning and Prioritization

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