Summary
Rachel’s function as a project manager revolve around interacting with co-workers, communication with customers, processing paper work, attending meetings, politicking with co-workers, handling disturbances, coordinating activities with internal departments, disseminating information, authorizing and making plans. Analyzing the functions, it can be easily inferred that Rachel’s get her job done by approving express delivery if requires. To some extent to keep the project scope as promised, she had a heated conversation with marketing manager. So, she needs good human skills to work with, communicate, motivate and interact to be a successful team manager.

How effectively do you think Rachel spent her day?
As a project manager of a large information system project Rachel usually has an early morning. Her day starts in the office by socializing with other colleagues. After settling down she generally checks her voice mail and messages to keep herself updated. She has a planned way of her work and keeps a routine schedule. After the office finds its pace she spends 25 min for review project reports and prepares herself for weekly meetings. And later spend more 20 min with her manager discussing project issues. Then she usually attends project review meetings for 45 min. During her working time she not only does her own work but also spends about 10 min for socializing and exchange personal news. Following up the project review meeting she interacts with the mangers of the respectable client’s. During that conversation she tries to settle down some absurd demand from the client’s representative. For perusing the client she connects herself with her counterpart in the client’s office. Discussing the company’s internal politics is a part and parcel of her office time. After lunch she tries to work out the undone task before it. Putting “Do not disturb” sign