Question
which of the 8 traits of being a good project manager does Susan have?list them and support your answer with evidence from the case.
Cerberus Corporation Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates nine large cum ites in the United States, with a number of different business units on each site. Th business units operate independently, with direct reporting to co These rporate headquartes te functions such as safety, environmental, and facilities management report to a h organization ypically the business unit that is the largest user of their Ost SUSAN STEELE Susan Steele has worked in the Facilities group at the Cerberus Richmond sit last two years. The Facilities manager. Tom Stern, reports to the General Ma the largest business unit on site, the highly profitable Adhesives and Sealants Division Susan started with Cerberus when she graduated with her Awsum University. She was excited about her new assignment leading a projec the first time. She remembered Tom saying, "We've got office furniture dating bac the 80s. There are those ugly green-top desks that look like they came from militar surplus! I'm especially concerned about computer workstation ergonomics-it's a major issue that we absolutely must fix! I want you to lead a project to transition our office furniture to the new corporate standard." or the nagerof business degree from k to Susan assembled her project team: Jeff, the site safety/ergonomics engineer, Gretchen, the space planner; Cindy, the move coordinator; and Kari, the accounting liaison for Facilities. At their first meeting, everyone agreed that ergonomics was the most urgent concern. All five business units responded to a workstation survey that identified injury-causing ergonomics. The team was developing a plan to replace old desks with new, ergo-adjustable furniture by the end of the year. Susan asked Kari about the budget, and Kari responded, "Facilities should not pay for this. We want the individual business units to pay so that the costs will show where they are incurred. Courtesy of John Sloan, Oregon State University
Explanation / Answer
8 traits of being a good project manager that susan have are :
Team-building skills
Problem-solving skills
Ability to delegate tasks
Competence
Empathy
Integrity
Enthusiasm
Empathy
Evidence Susan assembled her project team Jeff, Gretchen, Cindy and Kari and coordinated everything.
