Getting a team, getting them to be tuned up for the project and then keep them tuned through the project life cycle is one the most important professional responsibility of a manager assigned to any project. The project manager usually gets assigned to the project at very initial stages, thus he/she would have contributed...
If forming a team for high performance and training it up for peak performance is an important professional responsibility of immediate concern over the project lifecycle, knowledge improvement qualifies as a little longer term. Actually there are two parts in this. One is of immediate concern, as the organization’s process assets keep getting updated...
Improve Knowledge (for self as well as the profession) Improvement of organizational process assets are important an that was discussed as part of one of the articles in this set of articles about a project manager’s professional responsibilities. An important aspect of this knowledge management is that a project manager is responsible for improving...
There are a lot of factors around the project in a larger context. The so called environmental factors are very important and need to be taken into consideration for every action plan being made. Overlooking any one could increase the risks associated with the project manifold. The other aspect that is sort of related...
Despite all the high technology tools, material and and other resources you have available, it is the human resources that makes all the difference to a project. Thus their skills and other competence they have and how well they fit are important considerations prior to their induction into the team. Having been inducted into...
A project management portfolio of responsibilities for the project manager includes just about everything about keeping the project on track. That needs very accurate planning of actions that are required over the life span of the project. Thereafter you need to continuously monitor the actual performance for any significant deviation from the baseline as...
Introduction Project manager’s job is not an easy one. There are a whole range of issues that a project manager has to manage. But carrying out all of these responsibilities what is required of a project manager is that he act with integrity in everything he does and personally he is through professional. Integrity...
A quick reference was made to ethics and for the project manager to be ethical when discussing the professional responsibility of integrity and professionalism. Ethics is a strong component of being a professional. A project manager is under tremendous pressures to meet is diverse responsibilities in a project. It will be easy to be...
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