L501-Final Presentation Project Manager

1. L501-Final PresentationProject Manager By: Group 6 Ashwini Athavale Emily Cooper Meika Ungricht Ravi Pherwani

2. Importance of Management • Organizations have grown in size and complexity as they have become distributed • The future seems to be one of increasing Competition and decreasing budgets • Increased pressure for operational efficiency and consequently increased pressure for innovation and increased productivity

3. Definitions of Project Management • The person with authority to manage a project. This includes leading the planning and the development of all project deliverables. The project manager is responsible for managing the budget and workplan and all Project Management Procedures such as scope management, issues management,risk management, etc. • The person or firm responsible for the planning, coordination and controlling of a project from inception to completion, meeting the project's requirements and ensuring completion on time, within cost and to required quality standards. • The Project Manager is the individual responsible for the day-to-day management of the project. • A project manager is the person who has the overall responsibility for the successful planning and execution of any project.

4. Job Responsibilities • Requirement Analysis, Planning and budgeting • Decision Making • Standardizing procedures, Project workplan and allocation of resources • Coordination with clients, vendors, team • Operational efficiency, Quality control and Change Management • Setting the work culture

5. Job Responsibilities Contd.. • Team Building – Inspiring, motivating, rewarding, guiding the team, taking care of their growth in organization and maintaining good team environment • Anticipating potential threats – Risk management • Resilience - Dealing with internal and external pressure • Balancing between organizational goals, employee and client satisfaction

6. Job Responsibilities Contd.. • Status Reports • Team Meetings, Review Meetings and Look Ahead Meetings (LAM) • Getting approvals and feedback on deliverables • Negotiations • Recruitment • Keeping up with the new technology

7. Tools • MS Office, Project, Visio • MS Dynamics – SCM , CRM , Financial Management • Project Companion • Project Milestones

8. Qualities • Vision • Innovation • Direction and leadership • Technical expertise and People Management Skills • Effective communication • Trust, respect, credibility • Cross-functional cooperation • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution skills

9. Background & Qualifications • At least 4-5 years of Work Experience • Management Degrees / Related Training or Coursework • Leadership / Team handling Experience Certifications : PMI certification offered by Project Management Institute Certification Programs offered by International Institute of Learning PMP Certification offered by ESI International

10. Academic & Professional Resources • Management Magazines • Journals – JASIST, CACM • Technology Magazines • Joining Professional Organizations like ACM, ASIST, IEEE • Management and Technology Fairs • Conferences

11. Job Outlook • Faster than average growth through 2014 • Familiarity with security increasingly important • Median salary is $92,000 annually • Benefits and bonuses better for managers in the IT profession

12. Challenges • Management of team dynamics • Management of client relationships • Long working hours • High stress work environment • Ethical dilemmas • Impact on personal life

13. Example : Job Posting Title: IT Project Manager Skills: Project Management Experience  Date: 12-1-2006 Location: Detroit, MI Pay rate: Based On Experience Length: Full Time Job description: Integrated Management Systems, Inc. (IMSI) is a professional services and staffing firm headquartered in Michigan since 1985 IMSI is innovative, knowledge and process-driven and enters each client engagement with the goal of building a long term relationship and total client satisfaction on every project supported. IMSI excels in IT Staffing, Project Management Consulting and Global Outsourcing. Expert resources in IT and PM have industry knowledge, 5-12 years of experience, certification and skills, are self-driven and have great team work and communication skills.

14. Conclusion • High level of responsibility • Key position within the organization • Job outlook – positive • Time, resource, people, and client management skills necessary • Technology skills necessary • Better salary for meeting bigger challenges

15. References • http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=101&engine=2&dockey=xml/7/6/76024cb3eb50ed1eef4e293e749f84ec@endecaindex&source=19&FREE_TEXT=IT+Project+Manager • http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos258.htm • AllPM.com, http://www.allpm.com/, Retrieved October, 2006 • Project Management Help, http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/project/project.htm, Retrieved October, 2006 • Project Management Institute, http://www.pmi.org/info/default.html, Retrieved October, 2006 • Monster, http://technology.monster.com/articles/, Retrieved October, 2006 • JASIS, http://www.asis.org/Publications/JASIS/jasis.html, Retrieved October, 2006 • 4pm.com, http://www.4pm.com, Retrieved October, 2006 • Billows, D., 2004. Essentials of Project Management, 4th edition • Rosenbaum, H. (2006) SIML presentations. Presented on October 30 and November 13. Slides available on http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/hrosenba/www/L501/syll/outline.html#Part%2010 and http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/hrosenba/www/L501/syll/outline.html#Part%2012 Retrieved November 27, 2006

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