Question

What is ‘Project Management’ ? Explain the role, skills and knowledge areas required for project manager.

Answer 1

• Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints.
• Project Manager :-

A project manager is a person who has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project. Construction, petrochemical, architecture, information technology and many different industries that produce products and services use this job title.

• Roles and Responsibilities
• The role of the project manager encompasses many activities including:

1. Planning and Defining Scope
2. Activity Planning and Sequencing
3. Resource Planning
4. Developing Schedules
5. Time Estimating
6. Cost Estimating
7. Developing a Budget
8. Documentation
9. Creating Charts and Schedules
10. Risk Analysis
11. Managing Risks and Issues
12. Monitoring and Reporting Progress
13. Team Leadership
14. Strategic Influencing
15. Business Partnering
16. Working with Vendors
17. Scalability, Interoperability and Portability Analysis
18. Controlling Quality
19. Benefits Realisation

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