Project Manager's Guide

1. In depth knowledge of Project Management Standards and Concepts 2. Extensive” hands on” Project Management Experience which includes managing projects and knowing how to practically apply Project Management theory 3. Effective Leadership Skills

“Buck Stops Here”

Project Management Professional (PMP) is a certification that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Manager Responsibilities

seven major project components or project phases.
1. Inception
2. Analysis
3. Design
4. Build
5. Validate
6. Deploy
7. Post Implementation

For a project team to be successful, the Project Manager must ensure that all project team members know the Project Process or Methodology and understand how to use it.

To be a true Project Life Cycle Methodology it must be flexible and all inclusive so that all projects can use and follow it.

Methodology – a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline that defines a particular procedure or set of procedures. It identifies which method, set of methods, rules or “best practices” can be applied to a specific activity, for example managing a project

• Ensures the successful execution and completion of all Project Phases and tasks
• Manages the project’s stakeholders expectations
• Ensures Stakeholder satisfaction with completed deliverables
• Establishes and maintains quality standards
• Ensures compliance with government regulations, laws and the Company’s policies and procedures
• Selects and use tools and techniques for each step of the project
• Manages, controls and reports the project’s Issue, Risk and Change Control Processes
• Manages and controls the Hexagon of Constraints
• Provides timely and accurate reporting of project status, financial, issue, risk and change control information to Project Sponsor(s), Stakeholders, Steering Committee and Senior Management
• Resolves problems and conflicts - get the project moving forward
• Selects and manages project team resources
• Sets project priorities
• Creates a positive project environment that motivates the team and organization
• Performs effective communication of project status and performance

Project Management is a multi-dimensional discipline that requires one to simultaneously manage a project’s:
• Staff
• Budget
• Schedule
• Stakeholders
• Sponsors
• Products
• Deliverables
• Reporting
• Risk & Issue Management