Chapter 7- The Project Manager and The Project Organizations.pptx

Change, Strategy and
Projects at Work
Chapter 7 : The Project Manager and the
Project Organizations
Arab Open University
Faculty of Computer Studies
Prepared by: Nabil Rahal.
[email protected]

Project Management and
the Project Manager
The Functional Manager vs. The Project Manager

Functional managers are usually specialists,
analytically oriented and they know the details of each
operation for which they are responsible

Project managers must be generalists that can oversee
many functional areas and have the ability to put the
pieces of a task together to form a coherent whole

Functional Manager
and the PM
The Functional Manager

Analytical Approach

Direct, technical supervisor
The Project Manager

Systems Approach

Facilitator and generalist

Roles and Responsibilities

Project managers perform both
process and people functions.
Both types of functions are
necessary for effective project
management.

Roles and Responsibilities
Process functions fall into the following
groups:

initiating

planning

executing

monitoring and controlling, and

closing out projects

Roles and Responsibilities
People functions include:

leadership

teambuilding

motivation

communication

time management

change management

diversity management

adversity management

Project managers provide the leadership in
carrying out these process functions

Project Management
and the PM
Major questions face the PM:

What needs to be done?

When must it be done?

How are the resources required to do this job
going to be obtained?
PM is responsible for organizing, staffing, budgeting,
directing, planning, and controlling the project:

Responsibility to the Parent Organization

Responsibility to the Client

Responsibility to the Team Members

Responsibilities to the Parent
Organization

Conservation of resources

Timely and accurate project
communications

Careful, competent management of
the project

Protect the firm from high risk

Accurate reporting of project status
with regard to budget and schedule

Responsibilities of the
PM

Responsibility to the Client

Preserve integrity of project and client

Resolve conflict among interested parties

Ensure performance, budgets, and deadlines
are met

Responsibility to project team members

Fairness, consistency, respect, honesty

Concern for members’ future after project

Project Management
Career Paths
Most Project Managers get their training in
one or more of three ways:

On-the-job

Project management seminars and
workshops

Active participation in the programs of the
local chapters of the Project Management
Institute

Formal education in degree/certificate
programs

Project Management
Experience

Experience as a PM serves to teach the
importance of:

An organized plan for reaching an objective

Negotiation with one’s co-workers

Sensitivity to the political realities of
organizational life

Careers often starts with participation
in small into larger projects, until given

Special Demands on
the PM