Description
Project managers are responsible for the planning, management, co-ordination and financial control of a project. Project managers ensure that the client's requirements are met, the project is completed on time and within budget and that everyone else is doing their job properly.
The United States of America: $89,000 per year
Australia: AU$101,419 per year
Tasks:
- Representing the client's interest
- Providing independent advice on the management of projects
- Organising the various professional people working on a project
- Risk assessment
- Making sure that all the aims of the project are met
- Making sure the quality standards are met
- Using the latest IT to keep track of people and progress
- Recruiting specialists and sub-contractors
- Monitoring sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained
- Accounting, costing and billing.
Key skills for project manager:
- Organization
- Analytical skills
- Numerate skills
- Commercial awareness
- Communication
- Team working
- Diplomacy
- Ability to motivate people
- Management skills.
Average salary (2014):
The United Kingdom: £62,500 per yearThe United States of America: $89,000 per year
Australia: AU$101,419 per year
Qualifications and training required:
One can study towards a foundation degree, degree or postgraduate award in business or project management. Courses that include work placements are particularly useful. To work as a project manager, one will normally need experience of applying project management principles and methods, such as PRINCE2. Skills in particular software, for example Microsoft Project or Open Workbench also might be needed.Companies in profession
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