Role played by a project manager in taking the project from its initiating stage till the closing stage

 

A Project Manager is like a father of a project. He is responsible from the starting to maturity to end like a true father to his Project. Specific responsibilities are given below:

1.The Project Manager is the person responsible for managing the project.

2. Initiate, Plan, Monitor & control, Execute and Close are the six stages of a Project.

3 He is responsible for accomplishing the project objectives within the constraints of the project. He is responsible for the outcome(success or failure) of the project. He is involved with the planning, controlling and monitoring, and also managing and directing the assigned project resources to best meet project objectives.

4.The Project Manager controls and monitors “triple constraints”—project scope, time and cost. He is also responsible for ensuring the Quality of the Project and must have clear understanding of the customers Quality and Acceptance criteria.

4.The Project Manager examines the organizational culture and determines whether project management is recognized as a valid role with accountability and authority for managing the project.

6.The Project Manager collects metrics data(such as baseline, actual values for costs, schedule, work in progress, and work completed) & reports on project progress and other project specific information to stakeholders.

7.The Project Manager is responsible for identifying, monitoring, and responding to risk.

8.The Project Manager is responsible to the project stakeholders for delivering a project’s objectives within scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

9. Documentation is an important part of the project Managers responsibility and so is Communication at 3 levels - to the internal Team, to the customer and to the stakeholders. The 3 elements of a Project’s success are, Communication, Communication and Communication.

10. Phasing the Project into Phases , according a Work breakdown Schedule (WBS) and using an effective PM Tool like MS Project are an essential part of the work after the initial planning, budgeting and Project kick off . Regular monitoring of the activities, with a lens focus on the critical activities ( the PM Tool will show you the Critical activities) are like eating food (daily habits ) for a Project Manager.

11. Team management, conflict resolution are a part and parcel of the jobs of a PM.

12.The reporting structure of a Project Manager changes depends on organizational structure. In smaller organizations, he may report to a C.E.O in larger organizations he may report to a C.I.O or Vice President (Tech).

This answer is written by Mr. Anil Oberai, C.E.O of OberaiITConsultancy, with more than 2 decades of experience in managing and Consulting for IT Projects. Information Security is one of his pillars for consulting. You may like to read his blogs on https://oberaiitconsultancy.blogspot.com/