The project manager is the leader of the project team. Their duty is to lead the team to finish all the work on time and with high quality, and achieve the project objectives within the budget. The project manager's job is to plan, organize and control the project, so as to provide leadership decisions for the project team to complete the project objectives. At the same time, they should motivate the project team to win the trust of customers.
The project manager refers to the person who is fully responsible for the successful planning and implementation of the project. Professional project manager refers to the paid personnel who are proficient in project management, familiar with the knowledge system of project management, have good professional ethics and can skillfully use various resources inside and outside the project to achieve the project objectives.
Scope of responsibilities of the project manager
Project management refers to the project manager's effective management of all the work involved in the project by using systematic viewpoints, methods and theories under the constraint of limited resources. That is, the planning, organization, command, coordination, control and evaluation of the whole process from the beginning of investment decision to the end of the project, in order to achieve the project objectives.
1, person in charge of contract performance
2. Project Planning and Executive Director
3, the commander of the project organization
4. Link of project coordination.
5, the center of the project control
Project managers must have a series of skills, including the ability to ask sensitive questions, discover undeclared assumptions and solve conflicts between people, and at the same time need more systematic management skills.
The main responsibility of the project manager is to identify the risks that directly affect the success probability, which should be measured formally or informally in the whole life cycle of the project.
Risk mainly comes from uncertainty, and successful project managers focus on risk. All problems that affect the project are always caused by risks of one kind or another. A good project manager can significantly reduce risks, usually by adhering to the policy of open communication, so as to ensure that every important participant has the opportunity to express his opinions and concerns.
The project manager is a person who is responsible for making big or small decisions, so that risks can be controlled and uncertainties can be minimized. Every decision made by the project manager should be made in a way that can directly benefit the project.
The project manager is the key role that determines the success or failure of the project. In addition to the specific functions of the general manager such as planning, organizing, making decisions, controlling and coordinating, he should also undertake the following two internal and external responsibilities:
1. Internal responsibilities: elaborate planning according to the project articles of association; Organize, select and arrange project teams, coordinate tasks and allocate resources; Control and guide the daily work of the project, coordinate the progress, quality and cost of the project objectives, and effectively manage and control possible risks; Responsible for communication within the team; Effectively convene the project team and each member; Identify technical and functional issues; Directly solve problems or look for various possible external forces and channels; Responsible for project team building and talent development.
2. External responsibilities: contact project sponsors and experts from all sides; Obtain external resources; Negotiation in project operation; Do a good job in coordination with other projects.