Project Management Activities Of Project Manager

BY: BHASKAR H. NARULA REG. NO: 10803554

What is Project?
Project is, A planned activity
The emphasis on being planned assumes we can determine

how to carry out a task before we start. Planning is in essence thinking carefully about something before you do it-even with uncertain projects this worth doing as long as the resulting plans are seen as provisional.

Another most important aspect of a project is to be

managed properly. Project is managed by Project manager and other members.

Project Management
A project undergoes six stages during its life cycles and they are noted below.

Project Definition: This refers to defining the objectives and the factors to be considered to make the project successful. Project Initiation: This refers to the resources as well as the planning before the project starts. Project Planning: Outlines the plan as to how the project should be executed. This is where project management triangle is essential. It looks at the time, cost and scope of the project. Project Execution: Undertaking work to deliver the outcome of the project. Project Monitoring & Control: Taking necessary measures, so that the operation of the project runs smoothly. Project Closure: Acceptance of the deliverables and discontinuing resources that were required to run the project.

The overwhelming number tasks required of a Project Manager can become too much for an untrained manager to accomplish. Project Managements are trained to tackle this onslaught of duties by breaking every large task into small, more manageable, task. By doing this they are able to organize themselves and are able to properly track their progress. Listed are typical task that the (4) five major groups are broken down into.

Overview of Project Management

Project Concept & Definition Benefit Delivery

Management Planning

Phase or Stage
Planning

Project End

P I R

Estimati Resourci Mobilis Management, -ation Control ng ng & Reporting

QA

Benefit Tracking & Management Quality Management Risk Management Issue Management Scope & Change Control Configuration Management Documentation Control Team building, Collaboration and Internal Communication Organisational Change Management External Communication Procurement & Accounting Subcontractor Management

Project Management Triangle

The project management triangle is used by managers to

analyze or understand the difficulties that may arise due to implementing and executing a project. All projects irrespective of their size will have many constraints. Time 2. Quality 3. Cost 4. Scope
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Skills Required For Project Manager

Leadership

Managing people
Negotiation Time management

Effective communication
Planning Controlling

Conflict resolution
Problem solving

The Role Of Project Manager

The role of a project manager basically involves

handling all aspects of the project.

This includes not just the logistics but also the

planning, brainstorming and seeing to the overall completion of the project while also preventing glitches and ensuring that the project management team works well together.

Major Goals
Deadlines: The project should be completed before

the dead gong actually blows. This requires proper planning and risk management of the project.
Client Satisfaction: Meeting client satisfaction

criteria and ensuring quality of the software.

No Budget Overrun: Budget should be properly

estimated at the start so that it doesnt not fall short during the phases.

 Requirements Coverage: Fixing requirements and

then start working on it in order to develop a product which satisfies customer.

Team Management: Manager needs to ensure

team coordination and satisfaction. Time to time bonus and motivation is an important aspect.

Conclusion
The role of a project manager is therefore no easy task. It

involves taking up a lot of responsibility as each of the goals of the project must be met without making too many sacrifices.

If these goals are outlined to the project management

team at the very beginning, there in no way for the delivery of the goals to be delayed in any way as everyone will always be aware of what they need to achieve and by when.