HR Project

B165 Introduction to Human Resource Management

HRM Project – Job Identification

Johnetta Farmah

11/03/2013

Rasmussen College: Derek Porter

The Project manager is responsible for planning executing and evaluating project according to predetermine timeline budgets. Building and managing project teams, reporting to project sponsor, and ensuring quality control throughout project life cycles are central to this position.

Responsibilities

· Manage project development from initiation to closure

· Be accountable for project result along with project sponsor

· Work with project sponsor and stake holders to complete project charter outlining scope, goals, deliverable required resources, budget and timing.

· Complete work breakdown structure to estimate efforts required for each task

· Provide a project schedule to identify when each task will be performed.

· Clearly communicate expectation to team and stakeholders.

· Act as a mediators and stakeholders and team members

· Resolve any issue and solve problems throughout project life cycle

· Effectively manage project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved with project change request forms.

· Determine if external consultant or contractors will be required completing project plan. If require, recruit and manage appropriate staff and resources.

· Track and report project milestones, and provide status reports to sponsor.

· Lead, coach, and motivate project team members on a proactive basis.

· Determine how result will be measure and complete a post project evaluation to determine how well results were achieved.

· Develop tools and best practices for project management and execution

· Safely crash unsuccessful or reprioritized projects

· Ensure all projects document are safely achieved following project completion. (http://www.inc.com)

Job Requirements

· University degree or college Diploma in a business or a related field

· Five years work experience in project or marketing management

· PMI certification is a major asset

· Familiarity with project management tools and software packages

· Demonstrated leadership managing people

· Experience working in a team oriented, collaborative environment

· Strategic, operational and technical marketing and management skills.

· Rapidly adopt and respond to changes in environment and priorities.

· Excellent communication, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills.

· Ability to elicit cooperation from senior management and other departments. (Gary Picariello, 2013) (Miller, n.d.)

Job Description: Project Manager

· Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other agile project related meetings.

· Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration,

· Prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

· Facilitate productivity by ensuring that the team has tools to succeed.

· Find and work to remove development and project roadblocks; motivates the development, team and keep them excited to move forward; protects the team from outside distractions.

· Manage the team - Ensure that daily, sprint and release commitments are being upheld.

References

Gary Picariello, G. (2013, April 19). Bright Hub. Retrieved from http://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/2350-the-top-ten-benefits-of-project-management/

Miller, B. (n.d.). Projectsmart. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/purpose-of-project-management-and-setting-objectives.html