At its core, project management is all about setting and achieving reasonable and attainable goals. It is the process of planning, organizing, and overseeing how and when these goals are met. Unlike business managers who oversee a specific functional business area, project managers orchestrate all aspects of time-limited, discrete projects. For instance, a project manager overseeing the development of a new product or service may manage folks from departments as disparate as marketing, IT/web design and human resources.
The project manager oversees the planning, implementing, quality control, and status reporting on a given project. He or she manages the project team, which typically consists of people from all the areas of the PM’s organization. The project manager is responsible for precisely defining the scope of the project; from the initial plan, to then managing the project including human resources and costs, identifying and minimizing potential risks and delegating effectively.
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