These days, as a Project Manager, I had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by real professionals. The management consultancy McKinsey lectured about the role of the CEO in the company, about his important tasks, his contribution to the company’s success, and also about why he receives an appropriate salary for it.
I had to smile. Because I often discuss exactly the same things with CEOs, managing directors, division heads and other decision-makers in management when it comes to the appropriate staffing and thus also payment of their projects with a project manager.
That’s why I exemplary took an original slide from the presentation with the roles and tasks of a CEO at McKinsey and added those of a project manager to compare. Of course, this could be extended as desired. But I think it’s enough to show that the two roles and their responsibilities actually only differ in “altitude” and budget.
Perhaps this is food for thought for the future staffing of your projects: Project Management is not a commodity but a management job. Recruiting does not belong in purchasing, and price should not be the decisive criterion…
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