Responsibilities=Assigned duties.
Activities of projects can be distributed in RACI chart (R-Responsible-A Accountable-C-Consult and I-Inform) ( it means you will be responsible for doing x-activity.
It can be a daily task,weekly and monthly.
Daily task for example (emails- calls -dashboard-team dev./solving conflicts and e.t.c)
Weakly can be (meeting- status report - monitor budget/exp-ensure..e.t.c)
Monthly (status report- monitoring overall project)
and last but not least tips of responsibilities which one out of 5 things which can be founded at (PMI- Code of Ethics and Professional conduct-they are about 8 pages).
This really depends on what a PM Is expected to do in your organization. You can take a course or read a book and learn what is normally expected, but the degree of responsibility and authority of a PM as well as the specific activities they are performing can vary widely depending on the organizational PM maturity of the company.
Are you the only person working in a PM capacity in your company? If not, seek out a peer...
Julie, first of all congratulation to enter this dynamic world of mix management, just take it easy and in life you have done many tasks so treat it as bunch of tasks and activities in the project your responsibilities can be under three categories #1 you are responsible for the safety ( your self, your team, equipment, the site safety, environment etc.)
#2 Quality all your deliverable, # efficiency all job related processes should be carried efficiently and effectively to achieve the required result of your project and to do all that you need to have a measurable KPI to track and correct. Saving Changes...
Justus NScrum Master| BCBSTXArlington, Tx, United States
There are varying degrees of responsibility depending on the organization as Kiron stated. But in general, you will manage the work (without doing the work yourself), the resources (team/materials/equipment), stakeholders, manage scope & the constraints etc. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
The best wway to learn about them is to experience and work wth them. In your situation, learn as you go ... Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The question is for people that have put you in the role. That people is the first source. After that mach it with you will find into the PMI mainly PMBOK just in case you are following the PMI way, If not, you have to choose between GPM, IPMA, a method like PRINCE2 or other and check it out. Saving Changes...
This question is more specific to the organization you are currently working with. The PMBOK guide lists roles and responsibilities, but it is not limited. PMs Role & Responsibilities varies with organization, and learning will gradually come over time. Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hi Julie, Make the best use of the opportunity. Saving Changes...
Ashleigh Kennett-SmithICT Project Manager| Australian Red Cross LifebloodAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
I agree with the idea that you need to identify what your organisation expects. To repeat some of the points above plus some:
- is this a one off or short term role? do you see yourself doing this for a while? the answer to these probably should inform how deep you dive into the discipline.
- attend an introductory course that gives you a an overview of the key things that a PM needs to do to ensure a project is successful. Then perhaps look at more detail and certification.
- Does your organisation have a preferred methodology? Probably should read up on that methodology in a general sense.
- are you the only PM in the organisation, if not see if another PM is happy to act as a mentor
- does the organisation have a Project Management Office or team that oversees progress and reporting of projects? If so they should be able to provide a breakdown of organisational expectations (and also hopefully a set tools and resources to help you!)
- IMHO the process of managing people/teams, working out what are you supposed to actually deliver (product, thing, change), scheduling and budgeting are your first priority/ responsibility. Then what does the organisation expect you to report on and show that you're in control. Saving Changes...
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