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Project Manager Job Description
posted by John Spacey, November 13, 2012
A project manager plans, directs and coordinates activities of projects to ensure project goals and objectives are accomplished within approved time frame, scope and budget.
Project Initiation & Procurement - Manage project initiation and scope definition.
- Identify milestones and critical success factors.
- Seek clear business requirements and escalate as appropriate.
- Recommend solutions and approaches based on understanding of business issues.
- Develop baseline project plans that include a task based schedule, cost forecast and risk assessment.
- Develop project budgets.
- Identify resource requirements.
- Develop RFIs and RFPs.
- Define project organizational structures with clear responsibilities, accountabilities and decision making authority.
- Oversee procurement for projects.
Project Execution - Oversee project execution and delivery.
- Keep project plans up-to-date and manage performance against them.
- Perform ongoing resource leveling to ensure project resources are efficiently utilized.
- Collaborate with people across the organization, partners, clients and vendors to get work done.
- Control project budget and manage project cash flow.
- Ensure project compliance with IT governance and financial control processes.
- Manage client expectations.
- Gather, analyze and report project metrics.
- Promote practical, innovative methods to overcome issues and quickly clear roadblocks.
- Manage project closure.
Communication & Relationship Management- Develop communication plans.
- Ensure project transparency with timely and effective project communications.
- Produce timely project status reports that include progress, productivity, quality and risk metrics.
- Hold regular project status and project performance review meetings.
- Escalate issues and risks as appropriate.
- Strengthen relationships with business partners.
Project Quality Management - Set quality objectives for project deliverables.
- Manage execution and delivery to quality objectives.
- Manage and communicate project variances.
Project Risk Management- Identify project risks as early as possible.
- Develop risk assessments and keep them up-to-date.
- Manage and communicate risks.
Team Management- Set direction for the team.
- Effectively communicate to ensure that project objectives and approaches are well understood by those delivering work packages.
- Hold project teams accountable for their deliverables and managerial work.
- Promote a positive team mindset for success.
- Mentor team members and help low performers to improve.
- Support top performers and work to retain key team members.
Position Requirements- A minimum of ____ years managing _____ projects.
e.g. A minimum of 8 years managing front office IT projects. - A demonstrated ability to deliver projects on-time and on-budget that meet business goals and objectives.
- Business acumen and solid understanding of the ____ industry.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
- Well versed in best practices, industry standards, regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
- Undergraduate degree
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