So you want to be a Project Manager
If your thinking of training to be a Project Manager than perhaps a simple definition of the nuts and bolts of the job will help. The Project Manager has full responsibility for leading all aspects of the project from start to finish:
- project team definition
- resource allocation decisions with Managers of each IT discipline
- stakeholder interfaces
- project planning
- functional & technical documentation
- vendor selection & vendor contract management
- product purchasing
- full project execution tracking, reporting and rollout
- interface with Training and other groups
- formalized project closure
The Project Manager manages a portfolio of multiple projects at any one time, potentially across multiple business units. As you can see the role of Project Manager is diverse and exciting with a huge potential.
