The Role of Project Manager

Right now, we are going to explain what project manager do and the needed skills to be a project manager.
Job Description
It actually depend on the organization itself, each organization have different requirements to be a project manager but we are going to discuss the most common one like :
  • Project manager for a consulting firm: Plans, schedules, and controls activities to fulfill identified objectives applying technical, theoretical, and managerial skills to satisfy project requirements. Coordinates and integrates team and individual efforts and builds positive professional relationships with clients and associates.
  • IT project manager for a financial services firm: Manages, prioritizes, develops,and implements IT solutions to meet business needs. Prepares and executes project plans using project management software following a standard methodology. Establishes cross-functional end-user teams defining and implementing projects on time and within budget. Acts as a liaison between third-party service providers and end users to develop and implement technology solutions. Participates in vendor contract development and budget management. Provides post-implementation support. 
  • IT project manager for a nonprofit consulting firm: Responsibilities include business analysis, requirements gathering, project planning, budget estimating, development, testing, and implementation. Responsible for working with various resource providers to ensure development is completed in a timely, high-quality, and cost-effective manner.
That is some of the most common requirements to be a project manager.

Ten most important skills and competencies for project managers
1. People skills
2. Leadership
3. Listening
4. Integrity, ethical behavior, consistency
5. Strength at building trust
6. Verbal communication
7. Strength at building teams
8. Conflict resolution, conflict management
9. Critical thinking, problem solving
10. Understanding and balancing of priorities

That is all of it, Thank you for reading and all of this informations come from Information Technology Project Management 7th edition.

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