Project planning:
Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and budgets. Identifying project scope, goals, and deliverables, and defining tasks and resource requirements.
Project execution and control:
Coordinating and managing project teams, assigning tasks, monitoring project progress, and ensuring that project deliverables are completed on time and within budget. Reporting project status to stakeholders. Managing risks, issues, and changes to project scope.
Quality assurance:
Ensuring that project deliverables meet the required quality standards and that project documentation is complete and accurate.
Communication:
Communicating with stakeholders, team members, and vendors to ensure that everyone is aligned and informed about project status, issues, and risks.
Resource management:
Managing project resources, including personnel, equipment, and software licenses.
Post-project review and evaluation
Conducting a review of project outcomes to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement for future projects.
The main tech skill set of an IT Project manager:
Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, or Microsoft Project to manage project timelines, resources, and budgets.
Understanding of system development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies and software development processes.
Knowledge of cloud computing services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and how they can be used to deliver IT projects.
Ability to analyze and interpret data to make informed decisions and identify project risks and opportunities.
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices to ensure that IT projects are secure and protect against potential data breaches.
Understanding of computer networking principles and technologies such as TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, and VPN, which are used to connect devices and systems in IT projects.
Familiarity with IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking equipment.
The essential soft skills of an IT Project manager:
Communication, leadership, problem-solving, time management, and adaptability. Project Managers should be able to communicate technical information in a way that is easy to understand for non-technical team members, motivate and guide team members towards achieving project goals, identify and solve issues that may arise during the project, manage deadlines and competing demands on their time, and adjust project plans as needed. Possessing these soft skills enables IT Project Managers to effectively manage and lead IT projects to successful completion while building positive relationships with stakeholders, team members, and vendors.
