Project Manager - Media

The Project Manager should have the knowledge and work experience of end to end project management in terms of Principles and Practices listed below under 12 project management elements that form the structure of a PM Standards thus describing the systematic approach to project management.

1. Project Roadmap :

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the project, with authority and responsibility from the Project Board to run the project on a day-to-day basis.

The project plan outline the project stages & phases. The way in which the stages are progressed entails using detailed project procedures appropriate to the nature and size of the project.

The type of deliverable for each phase will vary, because every project is different.

2. Project Planning :

The Project Manager should be able to conceptualize the project and ensures that project-specific strategies are developed, implemented, communicated, and constructed around the key project management elements.

Project planning is use to :

- Establishing Business Objectives

- Prioritizing Project Objective

- Defining a Project Strategy

- Project Plan - Developing, Issuing & Updating

- Defining Responsibilities & Roles - Project Sponsor, Customer / User, Project Director, Project Manager, Team members, Contractor etc.

3. Sponsorship :

The primary purpose of the Project Manager is to create commitment and ensure the following :

- Aligning the project with corporate goals.

- Providing support throughout the project

- Delivering the project's business objective.

4. Benefits Management :

The Project manager should ensure that Benefit Management process has three basic stages :

- Benefit identification

- Benefit delivery planning

- Benefit tracking

5. Business Change Management :

The project manager is responsible for Business Change Management thus bringing the business change in the most effective way, minimizing disruption and ensuring commitment to the change.

6. Project Team and Organization :

Project execution require a number of functional team to operate in a structured and coordinated way. The Sponsor & Project Manager should identify all stakeholders and an appropriate team structure to suit the overall organization needs of the project. It is the task of project manager to coordinate the interaction and communication among the various teams. Organograms should be prepared to show the roles and reporting relationship for the teams and individuals.

7. Scope Definition :

The Project Manager should have a firm definition of scope and a sound project delivery strategy as essential ingredients of a successful project execution.

8. Risk Management :

Project Manager should conduct an initial assessment of overall project complexity and associated project risks during the inception stage and obtain agreement from stakeholders regarding the handling of major project risks. The risk management strategy should be documented in project plan.

9. Funding Strategy and Financial Management :

The Project Sponsor & Project Manager is responsible for obtaining Capex approval and ensuring that project funds are available & cashflow is authorized at the appropriate levels.

10. Contract and Supplier Management :

The Project Manager is accountable for managing all contracts and suppliers through all project stages.

11. Project Controls :

The Project Manager must summarize the project controls strategy as part of project plan.

Key areas to address are listed below :

- Project Team & organization

- Cost Estimates

- Schedule Development

- Change Control

- Cost Control

- Schedule control & Progress Measurement

- Document Management

- Project Key Performance Indicators & Benchmarking

- Quality management

- Safety

12. Project Reporting and Communication :

The Project manager must set up effective methods for ensuring consistency and clarity of information in two key areas - Within the project & About the project.

The Project Reporting & communication includes the practices required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, and dissemination of project information.