Project manager

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A project manager (hereinafter, the Manager) is literally anyone who manages a project. However, this term often refers to a professional in the field of project management.


Nature of work

Alternatively, the Managers can be defined as those who lead development of one or more products based on the requirements of project sponsors, product owners, buyers, or those who provide the development with finances.

Products

Those one or more products which development the Managers lead include:

Project managers have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any domain of engineering. Project managers are first point of contact for any issues or discrepancies arising from within the heads of various departments in an organization before the problem escalates to higher authorities. Project management is the responsibility of a project manager. This individual seldom participates directly in the activities that produce the end result, but rather strives to maintain the progress, mutual interaction and tasks of various parties in such a way that reduces the risk of overall failure, maximizes benefits, and minimizes costs.

Overview

A project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the project objectives. Key project management responsibilities include

  • defining and communicating project objectives that are clear, useful and attainable
  • procuring the project requirements like workforce, required information, various agreements and material or technology needed to accomplish project objectives
  • managing the constraints of the project management triangle, which are cost, time, scope and quality

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