Project Manager Responsibilities

Project Manager Responsibilities
By Michele Berrie, Queensland University of Technology

• Manage the project taking into account integration across all areas.
• Engage with stakeholders.
• Develop Project Plan.
• Direct project resources.
• Monitor and manage the project schedule.
• Monitor and manage the project budget.
• Monitor and manage the project risk.
• Deal with operational issues.
• Organise steering committee meetings, including ensuring that minutes will be taken.
• Report to the steering committee, raising strategic issues.
• Prepare Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the steering committee.
• Ensure project meets requirements and objectives .
• Manage project team members.
• Negotiate and resolve issues as they arise across areas of the project and where they impact on other activities, systems and projects.
• Look after the interests of the project team.
• Organise and chair project reference group meetings, as appropriate.
• Communicate project status to project sponsor, all team members, and other relevant stakeholders and involved parties .
• Maintain project documentation.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a highly successful Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in the city of Brisbane with a global outlook, it has 40,000 students, including 6000 from overseas, (QUT Statistics) and an annual budget of more than AU$500 million. Courses are in high demand and its graduate employment rate is well above the national average for Australian universities.