Project Manager Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Project Manager includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Define project scope, goals and deliverables
  • Define project tasks and resource requirements
  • Develop full scale project plans
  • Formulate strategy and direction, develop business model, product roadmap and monetization potential
  • Manage the project resource plan and budget
  • Manage project issues, risks and actions
  • Manage the development of appropriate documentation required by the projects i
  • Lead the planning and implementation of projects
  • Manage project resource allocation
  • Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
  • Quality assurance
  • Monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
  • Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
  • Project evaluations and assessment of results
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Coordinate with external stakeholders (including members and vendors) to ensure project delivery

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Project Manager duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Project Manager roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.