With everything going on in life: kids, doctor appointments, car repairs, reality show auditions, aren’t we ALL really project managers??? No, we are not. "Doing several related things" isn’t a project, and being in their general vicinity isn’t project management.

Successful project managers in the Drupal world require both soft skills and technical skills. Lacking either, we become panicked appointment setters who scurry from stakeholder to developer in a bewildered and pitiful state.

We will cover what skills are needed, how to really figure out what you are good at, and what to add to your toolbelt. This will include:

• Project lifecycle management
• Agile, Waterfall, Scrummerfall
• Why Projects Fail or Succeed
• Estimation & Resourcing
• What a Technical Project Manager should know
• Metrics, Reporting, and Documentation

If you are a beginner you will emerge from this session with an better perspective on project management. If you spend any time in project management, hire project managers, or want to better understand the challenges of project management, this is the place for you.