Professional capability in project management is displayed when the leader of the projects delivers the results required by all stakeholders. This requires managing the many variables that occur, during the life of the project. The following responsibilities shows the range of requirements the Project Manager needs to manage.
Project Integration Management
Develop the Project Charter ensuring sponsor buy in and sign off
Ensure a project plan is prepared and maintained
Direct and manage project execution
Monitor and control project work
Manage all change requests and integrate approved ones into the project plan
Finalise all activities to formerly close the project or phase
Project Scope Management
Delivering the agreed outcomes required from the project
Conduct stakeholder analysis, define and manage customer expectations both stated and unstated
Liaise with the business units for project inputs and regularly report to the sponsor
Clarify details of contract and manage contract variations.
Manage any changes to scope using an appropriate change process
Seek and manage opportunities to upsell
Ensure acceptance of project deliverables by stakeholder/ customer/sponsor
Project Time Management
Achieve customers deadlines
Use a formal process to estimate times for all activities, sequence them and then prepare the schedule
Control performance to meet the deliverables according to the schedule
Project Cost Management
Plan, allocate and manage budgets using appropriate company tools
Anticipate and give forewarning of any deviations from budgets
Control the budget within the limits of the project tolerances approved by the project sponsor
Seek approval from the sponsor for any anticipated expenditure above the project budget
Project Quality Management
Establish and plan quality requirements with customer and manage project to ensure compliance
Employ effective corrective action techniques where required
Use project health checks, reviews, audits, and customer satisfaction surveys as a way of objectively monitoring project performance and quality
Project Human Resources Management
Actively promote team effectiveness, morale, motivation, and productivity
Ensure the team buys in to the goals of the project and they are willing to extend themselves to meet the objectives
Support competence development of team and of other staff (if applicable)
Manage the interface between internal resources and the customer
Provide feedback to line managers of team member performance
Virtual team management & working in an international environment
Project Management Certification i.e., PMI PMP or PRINCE 2 Practitioner would be added advantage
Knowledge of Japanese or Korean languages to communicate with stakeholders/ vendors is highly preferred
Ability to engage and partner with customer and internal staff as required
Ability to work in a virtual matrix team environment
Ability to identify problems and work to resolution as required
Ability to embrace methodology and find improved ways of doing things
Good understanding of the telecoms and IT industries
Integrating project work with Knowledge Management concepts and principles
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