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Project Manager




A project manager is a professional (expert in a given field able to perform constraints, decision making power and leadership capabilities) in the field of project management. The project manager can have the responsibility of the planning, execution (implementation) and closing of any project. This individuals seldom participate directly in the activities that produce the end result but rather strives to maintain the progress and mutual interactions and tasks of various parties in such a way that reduces the risk of overall failure maximize benefits and reduce cost.

In other words, anyone holding a responsible position in a project is a project manager and if he pursues his own style in discharging his so-called project management responsibilities, he can hardly be blamed.

A project manager manages a team of people in order to get the project completed. Project managers are accountable for the outcome of projects. The main duties of the project manager are planning, organizing, implementing, managing, controlling and following through on all parties of a project. In other words, Project manager starts work with the objectives or purpose to achieve in a particular project. Project manager determined on available resources such as people, equipment and budget, they plan/ forecasts how the project will be achieved with step by step.

The project manager usually asks for ideas and suggestions from the employees who report to them. A project manager must have organized the project by deciding who will complete each step and when.

In a larger organization, the project manager may appoint team leaders to handles different project areas. These team leaders supervise a group of workers and report directly to the project manager. A project manager has to be able to successfully control how the project is executed. So that the end result is successful. The project manager has to be prepared to step, schedules and tracking of work to successfully control and make the needed change if a problem or delay occurs. They have to solve the problem because of its their responsibility to keep the project on track or to get it back on track when things go wrong.

The project manager will begin work after the contract is signed or negotiated. Once a contract is signed, the project manager will assemble a project team considering the multiple dynamics and logistic (that go into any mid to large size project).

A project manager can be involved in business development, idea development, product development and developing new relationship project manager works to maintain a healthy client relationship through out the course of the project. Skills set are important but personality and just as vital personality management is a huge part of any project manager job and its crucial to assemble a team that can play well together. The project manager needs to be careful to lead and not dictate (especially with the senior team members). S/he needs to have a vision (able to see the result) and an approach decided before the project starts as well as have a thorough understanding of goals insight.

Project manager and line manager interface:

Interface: Interface is a common boundary direct contact between two different culture, devices entities (organization) environment the system, resources where energy, information, resources are exchanged.

Project manager and line manager interface to working relationship between the project manager and line manager to get project activities accomplished within constraints of limited time allocated cost and specify quality performance.

The project manager is fully responsible to achieve the project objective within the parameters (constraints) of time, cost and quality standards. The project manager needs all type of human and non-human resources like manpower, money, material, equipment, information, and technology for the successful completion of the project through the smooth operation of project activities. But the project manager does not control the resources directly except the project budget. The resources are collected through different line managers, production managers, human resource manager, marketing manager, financial and accounting manager, etc. They are often called a resource manager in a project. They assigned directly to resources for the projects. Project manager control only those assigned (loaned) resources by line managers. S/he reminds the line managers that there are also time and cost constraint and quality constraint of the project. This is the starting point for better resource control. Therefore project manager must negotiate with all line manager for pulling required resources on time.

Project manager always require to interface with the managers for the following major purpose:
-          To get the needed resources from functional development (line) on time.
-          To get good support of line managers when negotiating with various parties in connection with the project work.
-          To achieve project manager and line/ department manager goals
-          To get technical and managerial assistance ship
-          To solve the project related problems (resource control, conflict handling) etc.



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