What remains for the project manager?

So, when we leave the technical aspects to the technical roles, what remains for the project manager other than the relatively obvious things such as facilitation and coordination?

Well, for example, you should feel responsible for creating an environment where team members can grow in their careers. Yes, that’s your responsibility.

There are many other things you should do. For more ideas, I can recommend the following:

• PMI’s Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct: https://www.pmi.org/codeofethics
• P3.express Practitioners Code of Conduct: https://p3.express/certification/code-of-conduct/
• IPMA’s Individual Competence Baseline (ICB): https://www.ipma.world/individuals/standard/

In short, you should care for the people in the project as well as the resources entrusted in the project, have integrity, be trustworthy, and comply with the rules, regulations, and requirements (as long as they are compatible with the ethical rules).

Lastly, to be able to do all of these, there’s one tool you’ll need most: being a good listener. Don’t listen to respond, but listen to understand. Don’t wait for people to come and talk to you, but initiate the conversation and actively seek problems to solve or areas to improve – it’s always easier to fix things the sooner you find them.