Project managers are responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to scope. Key duties include defining project scope, managing resources and budgets, leading and motivating the project team, communicating with stakeholders, and monitoring progress to address risks and issues.
Planning and defining the project
- Create project plan: Develop a detailed plan with tasks, timelines, and required resources.
- Manage budget: Estimate costs and oversee the project's finances.
- Manage resources: Allocate and manage all resources, including the project team.
- Plan and achieve the goals based on limited experience and judgment.
- Directs the work of other team members.
- Coordinating internal resources and third‑party/suppliers to run multiple projects error‑free.
- Define the scope and purpose of projects to ensure that all projects are delivered on time, on schedule and on budget and support all relevant insiders to ensure technology feasibility.
- Ensure resource availability and allocation.
- To monitor and track progress, create detailed project plans.
- Manage project scope, schedule, and cost changes using multiple validation techniques/method.
- Report as needed and elevate to admins.
Executing and leading the team
- Lead and motivate: Create, organize, and lead the project team to keep them focused and productive.
- Coordinate activities: Ensure smooth operations by coordinating team members’ efforts.
- Communicate: Act as a central point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates and reports.
Monitoring and controlling
- Track progress: Monitor the project’s progress against the schedule and budget.
- Manage risks: Identify and manage risks and obstacles that could impact the project.
- Address changes: Implement changes as needed to meet deliverables.
- Ensure quality: Oversee quality assurance to ensure the final results meet project standards.
Closing the project
- Evaluate performance: Assess the project’s outcome and success against its goals.
- Document results: Maintain project documentation throughout the lifecycle.
Roles & Responsibilities
Project Manager with strong experience in Microsoft Power Platform, who will also perform Business Analyst responsibilities. This dual role involves overseeing project delivery, managing development squads, gathering business requirements, ensuring compliance with government frameworks, and overseeing system maintenance to ensure long-term performance, stability, and supportability.
- Develop and maintain a product roadmap aligned with business objectives.
- Track project budgets, resources, risks, and change requests.
- Maintain and prioritize product backlog.
- Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Ensure requirements are sound, complete, and can be logically harmonized into modules or applications.
- Support change management and adoption planning.
Resource Requirements
Experience: min 2 years development projects
- Leadership
- Stakeholder communication
- Business‑IT translation
- Problem‑solving
- Decision‑making
- Documentation and presentation skills