49. As a project manager, what should I delegate and what should I do myself?

Depends on:

Image Project and team size

Image Skills and experience available on your team

As discussed earlier, project management responsibilities are generally yours for any project where you are the designated leader. Delegation of some of this work to others can be necessary and appropriate on very large programs, but for the most part it is best to “delegate” all of it, or at least the most essential parts, to yourself.

Project leaders can safely assume that their project management ...

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