Role & Responsibilities
- Setting project goals and coming up with plans to meet those goals
- Maintaining project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports
- Managing resources for projects, such as computer equipment and employees
- Coordinating project team members and developing schedules and individual responsibilities
- Implementing IT strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget
- Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
- Conducting risk assessments for projects
- Organizing meetings to discuss project goals and progress
- Define and clarify the project scope, including developing a project plan and deliverables, and assessing what is to be included or excluded from the project work.
- Identify the project needs, including what resources, which team members, and any other departments that must be involved to see a successful outcome.
- Coordinate team effort, assign tasks, give direction to key project players, and keep everyone motivated.
- Create a schedule and project timeline, assuring that each phase of the project remains within budget and project progress is reported.
- Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs and lead quality assurance for deliverables.
- Control and document the progress of the project from start to finish, as well as evaluate each stage of the project and the end results.