6) Many information technology project managers come from senior technical positions. What can you do to help them transition into a project management role?

Technical personnel are usually not adept at communications and associating with various other teams. Project management requires constant communications with several stakeholders to implement and sustain a project through to completion, as stakeholders need to be constantly engaged and following requirements. Issues usually arise during the life of the project and relationships across teams and individuals is required to find solution or to free up needed resources . Usually a mentor is assigned to assist in developing their communications skills and especially in building long term relationships. Encouraged develop  of leadership skills to guide the team and assist in providing resources for the team and the project.