Key project manager roles and responsibilities

Introduction:

• Reflecting on others' career paths can be inspiring and informative for your own journey in project management.
• So far, the course has covered types of project management roles and how to search for them, as well as the value project managers bring to organizations.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Project Manager:

• Planning and Organizing:
  • Use productivity tools and create processes.
  • Develop plans, timelines, schedules, and documentation to track project completion.
  • Maintain these documents throughout the project.
• Budgeting and Controlling Costs:
  • Monitor and manage the budget.
  • Track issues and risks, and mitigate them.
  • Remove unforeseen barriers to project progress.
• Managing Tasks:
  • Keep track of tasks to manage team workload and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
  • Example: As a program manager at Google, managing tasks involved creating project trackers for engineering teams and updating stakeholders regularly.

Conclusion:

• Understanding the roles and responsibilities of a project manager is crucial.
• The next section will discuss a project manager's role within the extended team.