SKILLS, DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROJECT MANAGER

Duties of a Project Manager 1. He is to perform division of work, i.e. he must plan for delegation of tasks and only that he distributes the tasks to specialized personnel (team member) in accordance with the pertinent skills of the task. He is to plan execution of tasks; i.e. after planning delegation of tasks, then he must properly delegate and transfer authority to the skillful team members to execute the pertinent tasks. Arrangement of Resources. PM is to plan, arrange, and allocate resources in effective and timely manner in conjunction with the standards. PM is to build a team, gather a combination of skilled & knowledgeable people who would be responsible for their tasks. He is to effectively communicate and coordinate with the attached people. In doing so he stands as a bridge between the Sponsor (maybe Management) and the Project team. He translates and transfers the sponsors message to the team, and contrarily he informs the management about performance and issues of the project. Quality Control. Effectively inspect, maintain and manage quality in accordance with the standards put forth by the Sponsor at each cadre and stage of the project. He monitors and evaluates the progress of the project. He measures and evaluates the progress via comparing the actual position with that of the blueprint (plan/budget/schedule/standard). Responsibilities of the PM to the Management 1. 2. He is responsible for utilization and allocation of resources. Coordination of team members with the management to keep them informed about the progress to manage project to the best of his ability and efforts. To clarify, simplify and translate the organizational objectives and policies to the team, and to adhere with them as per business ethics. To keep maintaining stakeholders orientation. Responsibilities of the PM for the Project & the Team 1. 2. 3. The project manager is responsible to take action to complete the project successfully. He is responsible for project team to facilitate & administer the required resources. He is responsible for integration (addition as per requirement of the budget) of the team member to support and facilitate the existing members. He is responsible during (conversion of efforts & skills) and after the project to provide requisites to the team members. Skills Required for a Project Manager In order to perform duties and for accountability of the tasks, a project manager should have the following attributes: 1. Leadership & Team Building. It is the skill by which PM inspires and influences people to clarify project objectives and to get the targets achieved by them. Organizational Skills. Ability to understand office documentation, policies, procedures and delegation of tasks through different Management tools. Communication & Negotiation. Skills of informing stakeholders about the project. Negotiation skills How to work & For Whom to work? Pre-negotiation & Conflict 4. Technical Skills. Skills purely related to the nature of the project. Concerned with the nature of project and the Job Description of the project. Personal Qualities (Personality). It is the skill of the person to have flexibility for contingent approach. Problem Solver. The skill of all managers to adopt sensible approach before delegation of tasks and if any problem occurs he has to solve the problem through win-win approach. Change Control & Management. It is the characteristic to identify a wide range effects on projects and make some alteration to complete the project successfully. And to adopt change control for project which is the part of PRINCE2.

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