Project managers are change agents: they make project goals their own and use their skil

ls and expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team. They enjoy new challenges and the responsibility of driving business results. They work well under pressure and are comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments. They can shift readily between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on each. Project managers cultivate the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project' s stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project' s results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.

They have a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques, resolving complex,interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled. They adapt their approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that no "one size" can fit all the variety of projects. And they are always improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project

completion. Project managers are found in every kind of organization -- as employees, managers, contractors and independent consultants. With experience, they may become program managers (responsible for multiple related projects) or portfolio managers (responsiblefor selection, prioritization and alignment of projects and programs with an organization' s strategy) . And they are in increasing demand worldwide. For decades, as the pace of economic and technological change has quickened, organizations have been directing more and more

of their energy into projects rather than routine operations.

(1) .Which of the following is NOT enjoyed by projectmanagers？

A、Challenges.

B、Responsibility

C、Status quo

(2) .Which of the following is NOT concerned by project managers？

A、Theoverall situation

B、The non-crucial details

C、The crucial details

(3) .Which of the following is a TRUE statement about projectmanagers？

A、They do not need to keep contact with all of a project’ sstakeholders

B、They use one model to solve problems in various projects

C、Theyimprove their skills after completion of each project

(4) .Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a career possibility for experienced project manager？

A、Becoming general manager of anorganization

B、Running several projects at the same time

C、Allocating projects to other project managers

(5) .Which of the following can be an alternative title for thepassage？

A、Requirements of project managers

B、Future development of projectmanagers

C、Career development of project managers