PROJECT

MANAGER
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF PROJECT MANAGER

The scope of project management would

depend on the participating agency.
There could be different types of project
management
• Project management by owner
• Project management by consultant
• Project management by contractor
BASIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
PROJECT MANAGER
• Defining and maintaining the integrity of a project
• Development of a project execution plan
• Organization and execution of a plan
• Setting of targets and development of systems and procedures for
accomplishment of projects and targets
• Negotiation for commitment
• Direction, co-ordination and control of project activities
• Contract management
• Non- human resource management including fiscal matters
• Projectizing and problem solving
• Man management
• Satisfaction of customer, government and public
• Achievement of Project Objectives, cash surplus and higher
productivity
 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS A
PROFESSION
• Management through system approach
• Supplement the inadequacies of a project manager with
team
• Basic role of a project manager--- System integration
• Synergy – People should be made to work together
• Do not needlessly overemphasize the technological
knowledge base
• Need to develop a body of knowledge in the form of a full
fledged new discipline called project management.
 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CONCEPTS
Success for project means:
• It must get completed.
• It must be completed within budget.
• It must get completed within allocated time.
• It must perform to satisfaction.
TRIPLE CONSTRAINTS OF
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
*TIME *COST *SCOPE
THE PROJECT MANAGER
In spite of computer and sophisticated software packages
we still need a project manager to make a project success.

THE PROBLEMS OF A PROJECT MANAGER:-

• INDEFINITENESS: -- In a project everything is
unknown and uncertain nothing is fixed, everything can
change till the project is finally completed.
• STRANGER: -- With whom the project has to work i.e.
engineers, vendors, contractors, government bodies etc.
are almost strangers to him.
• NO EXPERIENCE: -- In most cases there is no previous
experience available regarding the success criteria, time,
cost, performance, completion of project.
 EDUCATION FOR A PROJECT
MANAGER
• A basic degree in engineering
• Engineer’s expertise – design, operation & maintenance of
systems
• A basic qualification in engineering does not commit a person
to time and cost in the same way as it does to quality
• Need – A good education programmed to change the mental
make up of a man, his outlook towards life and things around
him, his commitment; not simply short term training programs.
• Short term training programmes are good to impart skills in
preparation of networks, development of performance budgets,
design of systems, performance measurement, project review
etc.
• The Project Management Association, New Delhi, was probably
the first organization in India to conduct courses on project
management.
 PROJECT MANAGER’S
AUTHORITY
Project manager must take decisions to guide the actions of others. The
authority required in project management is for dealing with:
• Project Scope
• Project goals
• Project execution mode
• Project organization
• Contracts, contractors and consultants
• Project technical performance
• Projects schedules and budgets
• Fund and other resources
• Public/shareholders
• Project environment
• Management systems and procedure
• Project personnel
• Project performance review
• There should be some documentation on
the project manager’s authority, otherwise
there is bound to be some confusion.

For a company executing projects either regularly or

for the first time, soon after the appointment of
manager, to issue a Project Charter, defining the
project scope, the project goals, name the project
manager, his directing authority and request co-
operation of all concerned in execution of the
project. An elaborate effort in this direction may
produce, what is called Project Manual.