PROJECT MANAGER

Discuss Role of PM & Key Competencies required for

the same

R . Chandran – 32181
Shreyas Shah – 32191
Sunaina Shrivastava –
32194

ubject : Project Management

aculty : Mr . Parag Mahajan
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R Responsible for Accomplishing stated Objectives

OJ Clear and deliverable Objectives

E Manage triple constraints – Cost, Time & Quality

C A client’s representative – to determine & implement exact
need of clients
T Adapt to contracting parties, links with nominated
M representatives

A Client’s Satisfaction
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G Task Needs + Team Needs + Individual Need
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S Identifying, tracking managing and resolving project issues
S Proactively disseminating project information to all stakeholders
R Identifying, managing and mitigating project risk
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Ensuring that the solution is of acceptable quality
S Proactively managing scope to ensure that only what was agreed to is

P delivered, unless changes are approved through scope management

Defining and collecting metrics to give a sense for how the project is
O progressing and whether the deliverables produced are acceptable
Managing the overall schedule to ensure work is assigned and
N completed on time and within

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P Make sure that people follow the standard processes and procedures
E Get the team to willingly follow his direction and clearly
communicating a vision and getting the team to accept it and strive
O to get there.
Setting reasonable, challenging and clear expectations for people, and
P holding them accountable for meeting the expectations. This

L includes providing good performance feedback to team members

E Team building so that the people work together well and feel
motivated to work hard for the sake of the project and their other
R team members. The larger your team and the longer the project, the
more important it is to have good team-building skills.
E Should communicate to people and attentive
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O Multiple Roles
LE They may have a full time role on a large project.
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& They may have project management responsibilities for multiple
A projects, each of which is less than full time, but the
combination of which adds up to a full-time role.
C They may fill multiple roles, each of which requires a certain
C level of skill and responsibility. On one project, for instance,
O they may be both a project manager and an analyst.
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AB Accountability Vs. Responsibility
IL Access to Resources
IT Level in the Organization
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Company Policies and Inertia
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M Ownership
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PE Takes personal responsibility for the work and the outcomes

Puts his heart and soul into it since he sees it as his own.
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N Communication
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Written and oral communications skills

CI
Active listening & empathy
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Energy & staying power:
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Tireless and radiates positive energy which is infectious

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Analysis
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Ability to read a situation, ability to interpret, ability to diagnose and

M suggest solutions
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MP  Rigor
ET Meticulous, painstaking, strives for perfection
EN thorough and details oriented
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 Risk-taking
Ability to judge inherent risk in any situation
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Willingness to weigh risks against rewards and take controlled
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risks.
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 Resourcefulness
Ability to think on his feet
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Ability to initiate multiple actions which lead to controlling of
TD the situation
..) Ability to acquire and deploy a variety of resources, including
tools, techniques, people and contacts to resolve problems
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MP Goal-orientation
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ET Ability to define and focus on goals

EN Ability to keep his head above the clutter of details, diversions
CI and adversities and stay on course
ES Creativity
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OF Ability to contribute to the thought process
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Ability to find unique solutions for various problems
PM
Thinking out of the box.
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ON Decisiveness
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TD • Ability to take a decision quickly and effectively

..) Initiative
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Proactive at every step…does not wait for others to prompt…

does not wait till the last minute
Becomes the first to initiate a new idea or process or practice,
etc.
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 Develop People
MP
Team-building , encourages and supports others
ET Counsels people
EN  Change
CI Sensitive to and can adapt to the need for change, both in himself as
well as the environment
ES Ability to influence others and drive change.
OF  Emotional Balance
A Ability to manage one's emotions despite adversities, extended hours
PM and interpersonal conflicts
Ability to use emotional intelligence to influence others.
(C  Transparency & personal integrity
ON Transparency in all dealings
TD Openness in communication
..) Credibility and incorruptibility
Foresight as is required in planning, sensing risk
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 Vision
MP Vision for forecasting technology, products, trends in business
ET domains
EN  Interpersonal skills
CI Ability to visualize solutions and products
Ability to relate to others in a dignified manner
ES Accessibility
OF A team player
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THANK YOU