For aspiring project managers, this slide brings an insight to the roles and responsibilities that a manager needs to perform. So let’s take a look at what it is about being a project manager:
2. For those aspiring project managers, this
slide brings an insight to the roles and
responsibilities that a manager needs to
perform. So let’s take a look at what it is
about being a project manager:
Role of a project manager
3. First and foremost, a project manager is a
leader. He directs the team towards a
common vision throughout the project
lifecycle. He is the one who facilitates
them with resources and frameworks to
collaborate and work effectively.
Leader
4. This is an informational role where the
project manager performs two types of
communications – one is formal in the form
of presentations, meetings, etc. and the
other one is informal communication in the
form of email messaging, calling, etc.
Communicator
5. In order to make team members fully
understand their job responsibilities and
tasks, a project manager must teach them
the importance of their role and that how
accomplishing their job well can promote
their personal and professional growth over
time.
Coach and guide
6. For the successful completion of a project,
availability of efficient and effective
resources, both financial and human, is an
absolute necessity. The project manager’s
job is to identify such resources and get
them on board.
Resource identifier
7. Objectives of every project should always
be accomplished within these 3 constraints
– Time, Cost and Scope. The time required
to produce the final output, the cost or
simply the amount of money to complete it
and the scope i.e. the functional elements
of the project.
Managing the triple constraints
9. A project plan acts as a guide to implement
and monitor its workflow and progress,
Therefore, it is the duty of the project
manager to ensure that the plan should be
flexible and dynamic in nature.
Project plan development
10. The key consideration here is to identify
the structure of the company, recognize
the roles and positions that’d be needed to
complete the project and to figure out the
services that might be provided by the third
parties.
Establish a project structure
11. Now that the project has been organized,
the next responsibility of the manager is to
lead individuals as a team in a unified
manner. It is important because a team
consists of people having different skillsets,
experiences, cultural beliefs and
understanding levels.
Direction
12. Keeping an eye on the progress of the
project is critical to reach the final
destination and achieve the defined goals.
A project manager should know whether
team’s efforts are contributing towards its
growth or not.
Control