Alternate Job Titles
Project Management Specialist
Job Level
Specialist
Functional Group
Programme Management
Job Family
Programme Management
Job Description
- Provide project planning and management for established initiatives within a company
- Ensure that projects are completed to specification, within an established time frame and budget
- Lead subject matter expert within the company regarding technology concerns
- Hire and train additional support member in a business's tech department
- Improve all aspects of project planning and resource management
Critical Work Function
- Plan and define project objectives, milestones and deliverables.
- Identify project approach for successful project completion.
- Assist in defining objectives for a department related project.
- Develop estimates for project costs, time, schedules and manpower requirements.
- Develop project plans and schedules.
- Work with organisation to identify project participants and team members.
- Manage project execution through organisation’s project management standards and best practices.
- Manage the team to ensure complete involvement and cooperation towards successful completion of projects.
- Control the use of people and resources within a pre-specified budget to expedite project work completion through efficient coordination of activities; allocate resources and initiate action in emergencies and unforeseen events within budgetary constraints.
- Work with IT Director for decisions impacting budget limits.
- Develop written request for proposals and manage the vendor selection process according to Request for Purchase (RFP) procedures and policies.
- Manage external vendors for project execution according to the Request for Proposal.
- Identify solutions to project-related issues to ensure project continuity and adherence to project schedule and budget.
- Advise, defend and negotiate with superiors or peers for or against a course of action.
- Act as liaison to pertinent employees and groups to achieve cooperation on joint projects.
- Oversee the testing of a system for correct functioning by critically examining information for accuracy, ruling on questions of procedure as applied to projects, and maintaining detailed records of the process.
- Develop hypothesis to explain work or project-related issues.
- Keep abreast of developments by learning new systems, methods and processes associated with information technology and project management.
- Work jointly with the managers and users to define information requirements and operational needs, questions of system intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, internal checks and controls, and conformance with other standards.
- Develop a technical mastery in technical areas associated with assigned project to the extent of understanding project objectives, technical implications and relationships with other technical projects in order to facilitate project decision-making.
Entry Requirements
#1
Project Manager
BDQF Level 6 in Business IT, Information Systems or related field or
BDQF Level 5 in Business IT, Information Systems or related field with Project Management Certification and few years of experience.
Skills & Competencies
Technical Skills
Soft Skills
Recommended Technical Training Courses
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Prince2 foundation
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Master Project Manager (MPM)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - IT
Engineer In Training Certification (EIT)
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
International Accredited Business Analysis (IABA)
Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013
Project Manager E-Business (PME)
Certified Instrumentation Specialist (CIS)
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013 (MCTS)
Change Management Certified Professional
Certified Product Manager (CPM)
CompTIA Project+
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI)
Certified Personal Trainer
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Advanced Project Management Certified Professional
Accredited Business Communicator (ABC)