Project Management Success Book

• Planning is key
• You have three focus points: time, budget, and quality
• PM‘s should get signoff or agreement on major approval items (milestones, deliverables)
• PM‘s should understand what their responsibility and deliverables are
• A project leader should be able to explain and sell the project‘s value
• One primary task is to remove roadblocks from the paths of your team members
• You should understand your priorities
  

And there are more items, such as communication... especially with your project sponsors and stakeholders.

Usera project planning metholodology or lifecycle.  Having clear metrics tomeasure your progress is important, as is the ability to assess andmanage project risks.

And for many projects, politics can enter the process at any time (if it‘s not already there).

Also, know when to ask for help.