PROJECT MANAGER

BCOMEX INTERNATIONAL HRS

PROVIDING HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR PRO PROJECT

ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGER

Project manager is the person with joint responsibility for the creation, planning, design, implementation, monitoring, control and closure of a successful project. Construction, petrochemical, architecture, information technology and many other industries produce products and services using this job title.

Project managers must have a combination of skills including the ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unfounded assumptions and conflict resolution, as well as more general management skills.

The key to a project manager 's task is to recognize that risks directly affect the likelihood of success and that these risks must be measured formally and informally throughout the life of the project.

Risks arise from uncertainty, and successful project managers are those who focus on this as their primary concern. Most problems affecting a project lead to risk one way or another from risk. A good project manager can reduce risks significantly, often by following an open communication policy, ensuring every key participant has the opportunity to express opinions and concerns.

The project manager is the person responsible for making decisions, both large and small. Project managers should ensure they control risk and minimize uncertainty. Every decision that a project manager makes must directly benefit their project.

Project managers use project management software, such as Microsoft Project, to organize their tasks and workforce. These software packages allow project managers to create reports and charts in minutes, compared to the hours that can be lost if they are done manually.

Roles and responsibilities

The role of a project manager includes many activities including:

• Planning and scoping
• Operation planning and sequence
• Resource planning
• Schedule development
• Estimated time
• Cost Estimates
• Budget development
• Document
• Create charts and schedules
• Risk analysis
• Manage risks and issues
• Monitoring and reporting progress
• Leader
• Strategic influence
• Business cooperation
• Working with suppliers
• Analyze scalability, interoperability, and portability
• Quality control
• Realizing benefits

Finally, the senior manager must give the project manager the support and authority if he or she will succeed.