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1. ROLE OF A PROJECT
MANAGER

2. Who is a Project Manager ?
 The project manager is a person
responsible for managing the project’s
scope, schedule, and cost to support
the owner’s expectations for the
successful completion of the project.
 He is the one who provides direction,
coordination and integration to the
project team
 Is responsible for the performance and
success of the project

3. Importance of a project
manager
 The most important aspect of project
management is the project manager—the
person who functions to unify project-related
planning, communications, control and
direction to achieve project goals.
 The project manager is the integrator who ties
together the efforts of functional areas,
suppliers, and contractors, and keeps top
management and the customer apprised of
project progress

4. Importance the Project
Manager
 The individual appointed with responsibility for
managing the project.
 Acts as the customer’s single point of contact
for services delivered within the scope of a
project.
 Controls planning and execution of the
project’s scope of activities and resources
towards meeting established cost, timetable,
and quality goals.

5. Duties of a project manager
 Typical duties include:
 Managing the development of the scope definition and
project plans.
 Providing team leadership for problem resolution by
working with the lowest organizational levels possible and
escalating, as necessary.
 Monitoring schedule and costs versus project progress to
identify problems that could potentially extend the
schedule or overrun costs.
 Must induce the right people at the right time to address
issues, make decisions and carry out the project’s
activities
 Addresses the right issues and makes the right decisions

6. Duties of a project manager
 Taking, directing, or recommending corrective action
when scope, schedule, or cost variances threaten the
project.
 Serving as the central point of contact for the project and
communicating project status to the project owner and
other stakeholders.
 Providing input to the performance reviews of the project
team members.
 Negotiating a resolution to team member resource
conflicts with their functional managers.

7. Difficulties faced by a project
manager
 The role of a project manager is affected by the
one-shot nature of the project
 The role of a project manager is difficult when
team members are still linked to their permanent
work areas
 Members may be assigned to several projects
simultaneously
 Managers must rely on their communication
skills and powers of persuasion

8. Project manager attributes
 Leader & manager
 Facilitator, coordinator
 Communicator
 Credibility: Technical/
Administrative
 Work under pressure
 Goal-oriented
 Innovator
 Versatilist
 Knowledgeable about
the organization
 Political sensitivity
 Conflict: sense, confront,
resolve
 Can deal with stress,
chaos, ambiguity
 Planning and follow-
through
 Ethical dilemmas

9. Project manager attributes
Specialist
Generalist
Versatilist

10. Project manager – routine duties
 Reports to senior management
 Communicates with users
 Plans and schedules
 Obtains and allocates resources
 Controls risks
 Manages people
 Coordinates
 Implements quality assurance
 Controls the budget
 Delivers results

13. Project Management Framework
The PMBOK’s 9 Knowledge areas
Integration
Management
Time
Management
Cost
Management
Scope
Management
Quality
Management
HR
Management
Risk
Management
Communication
Management
Procurement
Management

14. Project Management Framework

15. Skill Requirements of the Project
Manager
 Project management process skills
 Interpersonal and behavioral skills
 Technology management skills
 Desired personal traits

16. Project management process
skills
 Project management process skills (sometimes called
the “hard knowledge and skills)are related to the
mechanics of project management.
 You should be extremely knowledgeable about project
management tools, techniques, and process
technology and be able to apply them.
 For example, you should be know how to prepare a
comprehensive customer requirements document,
construct a network diagram, and construct a work
breakdown structure. Without these skills, you’ll find it
very difficult to coordinate and facilitate the creation of
a high-quality project plan and to maintain control
during project execution

17. Interpersonal and behavioral
skills
 Since managing projects is all about getting things
done through other people, your skills in dealing with
people are of immeasurable value.
 Closely tied to your interpersonal skills are your
behavioral skills: your personal conduct, style, and
approach. Together, these two skill sets are often called
the “soft skills.”
 Some examples are
• oral and written communication
• conflict resolution
• negotiation
• influencing
• delegating
• coaching and mentoring

18. Technology management skills
 Most projects have one or more embedded
technologies.
 An embedded technology refers to the process or
technology areas at the core of the project. Examples
might include software development, chemical
processing, or commercial construction.
 Your ability to guide and coordinate the application of
these technologies is crucial to your success as a
project manager
 Examples are
 management of intellectual property
 patent knowledge
 industry knowledge
 ability to prepare comprehensive technical specifications

19. Desired personal traits
 Honesty and integrity
 Thinks like a generalist
 High tolerance for ambiguity
 High tolerance for uncertainty
 Persuasive
 Assertive
 Process-oriented
 Self-aware/reflective
 Open and accessible
 Politically astute
 Decisive