Chris Richmond

As project manager you'll make sure projects get done on time, efficiently and promptly. You'll also work with clients and help them select the best products/services we provide - that will fit their needs and help them meet their goals.

The #1 JOB of the project manager is:
"Stay profitable. Deliver on time on budget with Quality"

You make sure clients are happy and our company is happy.

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A Project manager:
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--Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
--Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.

--Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.

--Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

--Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.

--Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.

--Minimizes our exposure and risk on project.

--Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

--Project Accounting-Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
Manages project budget.

--Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project.

--Follows up with clients, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.

--Analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization.

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A project manager's primary role is to be a facilitator with the goal being to ensure that a project is completed on time, within budget, and according to the requirements. As you might guess, being a facilitator can mean wearing many hats.

Keeping track of ACTIVE / INACTIVE clients.
Keeping an accurate status of all clients and projects.

-- projects in our que that are ACTIVE and need our attention

-- projects that are on-time, delayed, late

-- Manage correspondence with clients via email and possibly phone or skype

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Typical project management duties include:

* managing finances - accounts payable/accounts receivable

* manage the team to make sure things get done ON time.

* turning prospects from prospects to "customers" as fast as possible... as PROFITABLE as possible.

* determining resources required, interviewing clients, booking clients, up-selling clients, assigning projects to writers, finding new places to advertise/market,

* creating a plan, executing a plan, and adjusting the plan as necessary

* preparing status reports and presenting to upper management

Communicating all the time and in many forms. But a project manager should also be thinking and not just doing.

Finally:
A project manager should always be learning something new. This includes becoming familiar with new technology from internal or external resources; understanding the weaknesses and motivations of a team member; and identifying more efficient ways to perform an existing process.

Thoughts?