Project Manager

As the IT profession is very broad, there are many different options to consider when choosing a career in IT.

In this section you can see what the role of a project manager (PM) includes. Reading the job description and typical role of a project manager below will give you a better understanding of whether you would like to pursue a career in this branch of IT and what skills you may require to do so.

Project Manager: Also known as PM

The Project Manager job description:

• Delivers and organises projects including project planning, project progression, project delivery and ensures that the projects are completed within a set timeline, to cost and to standard.
• Focuses on the organisation of a project whilst also concentrating on the needs of the client or business users.
• Implements solutions that meet the requirements, specifications and customer expectations.
• Provides input into high-level design, evaluates technologies and develops prototypes where appropriate to validate potential solutions and to mitigate development risks.
• Ensures that development, testing and implementation meet agreed quality goals.
• Ensures that the system is implemented on a technical platform that is capable of supporting a business-critical system.

Skills a Project Manager may have are:

• Strong technical knowledge as well as strong leadership skills.
• Familiarity with budgeting and project scoping.
• Knowledge of stakeholder management/architecture/appraisals/team management.
• Project management methodology certification.
• Awareness of quality standards such as ISO 9001, Six-Sigma, TL9000 and professional guides – ITIL (information technology infrastructure library), CoBIT (control objectives for information and related technology).
• May also be CRAMM (CCTA risk analysis and method management) certified.

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