Is project management an art that you're born with or a science that you can learn? The truth is, it's both.

The artistic aspects of project management include leading, enabling, motivating and communicating. An artistic project manager can direct the team when work priorities shift, resolve issues when they arise, and determine which information to communicate when and to whom.

The science side of project management includes planning, estimating, measuring and controlling the work. The science encompasses the who-does-what-when issues and requires a solid schedule and budget to be managed using tools and techniques. The end goal is to answer sponsors' Big Four project questions: (1) How done is the project? (2) What does the project cost so far? (3) When will the project be done? and (4) What is the total cost of the project?