A Project Manager is responsible for coordinating all aspects of a project from its initiation to its completion. Their task is to achieve the defined project objectives within the specified constraints of time, cost, and scope.
The Project Manager plans, executes, and evaluates the entire project. They work with human and financial resources, communicate with management, continuously monitor and control the project, report on it, and ensure its relevance.
During the implementation, it must be able to react to changes, solve sudden problems, or changing requirements of the client. At the end of the project, they evaluate it in detail and prepare a summary of lessons learned and suggestions for future improvements.
Project managers work across different industries and sectors, leading teams and ensuring successful project outcomes.
Main Responsibilities:
- Developing a comprehensive project plan, which includes defining project objectives, outputs, timelines, milestones, and resource requirements
- Assembling and leading the project team, assigning roles and responsibilities to team members
- Defining the project scope and clearly outlining project requirements and goals
- Managing project budgets and financial resources; estimating costs; tracking expenses
- Identifying and evaluating project risks; anticipating issues and obstacles
- Maintaining positive relationships with all project stakeholders.
- Establishing quality standards and ensuring that project outputs meet defined quality criteria
- Maintaining accurate project documentation, including project plans, progress reports, risk registers, and change requests
- Overseeing project closure and evaluating project outcomes; sharing acquired experiences
Necessary Skills / Requirements and Skills:
- Organisational skills include the ability to prioritise and multitask.
- Communication and presentation skills (both with clients and internally)
- Proactive approach to resolving challenging situations; ability to work under pressure
- Ability to lead and motivate a team towards successful project outcomes.
- Customer orientation and business acumen
- experience in financial management, budgeting, and analysis.
- Certification in PMP, PRINCE2, or IPMA is an advantage.
- Frequently utilise project management methodologies and tools such as Agile, Waterfall, or Scrum (depending on project requirements and industry practises).
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