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Job Description
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1199.09
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Information Technology Project Managers”.
Also Known As…
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Transition Program Manager
- Technical Project Lead (Project Manager)
- Senior Project Leader/Team Lead
- Senior Lead Project Manager
- Project Manager/Team Coach
- Project Manager
- Program Manager
- Manager of IT
- IT Project Manager
- IT Manager
- Website Project Manager
- Web Specialist
- Web Site Project Manager
- Technology Project Manager
- Technology Manager
- Technology Director
- Technical Project Manager
- Systems Development Manager
- Software Project Manager
- Software Development Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Scrum Master
- Release Manager
- Project Management IT Specialist (Project Management Information Technology Specialist)
- Programming Development Project Manager
- Planning Management IT Specialist (Planning Management Information Technology Specialist)
- Network Services Project Manager
- Network Operations Project Manager
- IT Specialist
- IS/IT Project Manager
- Internet Project Manager
- Interactive Media Project Manager
- Infrastructure Project Manager
- Information Technology Project Manager
- Information Technology Program Manager (IT Program Manager)
- Information Systems Project Manager (IS Project Manager)
- Information Systems Planner (IS Planner)
- Information Support Project Manager
- Health Informatics Specialist
- E-Business Project Manager
- Director of Technology
- Director of Application Development
- Database Development Project Manager
- Database Administration Project Manager
- Customer Program Manager
- Computer Project Manager
Tasks for “Consultant”
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities through communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
- Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
- Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
- Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
- Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Establish and execute a project communication plan.
- Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
- Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
- Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
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