IT1 Finals Report

Professor Junie Salceda

Project Manager Competencies and Project Management

Carl Wille Mosquera AT2

Project Manager Competencies

A cluster of related abilities, commitments, knowledge, and skills that enable an organization to act effectively in a situation.
Competence indicates sufficiency of knowledge and skills that enable project managers to act in a wide variety of situations.

 Business awareness - covers a range of skills and competencies relating to business activities. It relates not only to
commercial practices, but also to the wider environment in which they take place.
 Business partner orientation – knowing and informing the business partner gives clarifications to undiscussed ideas.
 Commitment to quality – emphasis on quality makes the project team more effective.
 Initiative – a project manager must take charge independently to lead the team.
 Information gathering – collecting from various resources should be observed to present accurate results.
 Analytical thinking – being able to solve problems quickly and effectively is an edge on controlling the project.
 Conceptual thinking – identification of patterns to understand the situation to perform efficiently.
 Interpersonal awareness – understanding other team members will make things more efficient.
 Organizational awareness – understanding the different aspects of workings, structure and culture of an organization.
 Anticipation of impact – being able to prospect the different results of a situation.
 Resourceful use of influence – using influence to communicate more effectively within an organization.
 Motivating others – motivation of team members to boost their morale will give an effective outcome.
 Communication skills– being able to communicate clearly and effectively will decrease the chances of failure.
 Developing others – development of specialization and division of labor makes the team effective.
 Monitoring and controlling – quick decisions and use of initiative in every situation.
 Self-confidence – being a leader and a manager with confidence is needed to support and direct its members.
 Stress management – ability to handle own and other member’s stress to overcome any backslides.
 Concern for credibility – trust is earned should be valued by the manager.
 Flexibility – being able to improvise, adapt, and develop new ideas to accommodate changes in situation.
IT1 Finals Report

Professor Junie Salceda

Project Manager Competencies and Project Management

Carl Wille Mosquera AT2

Project Management Functions

 Scoping – Setting the aims, goals, objectives, donor of the project, and boundaries of the project.
 Planning – identifying the tasks and the layout required to complete the project.
 Estimating – identifying resources to be used and required to complete the project
 Scheduling – developing a plan to complete the project in specific time frames.
 Organizing – making sure members understand their roles and responsibilities assigned tasks and schedule.
 Directing – coordinating the project to further ensure the tasks to be done.
 Controlling – monitoring progress and making correction of errors as they occur.
 Closing – assessing success and failure of the project made.