PM Responsibilities

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Hi..saw a recuritment ad..thought of mentioning it..nice to remind always if we  are executing all responsibilites daily and proactively...Will try to augment the list with more thought..
  •  Prepare/Review project plan and schedule.Keep it updated at all times.
  •  Project monitoring and control to ensure delivery as per project scope, schedule and quality
  •  Ensure Requirements/Use Cases are detailed/reviewed and understood by Dev and Test Teams.
  •   Accurate and Appropiate Status reporting to client / management as per Project Communications Plan..
  •  Risk management and issue management
  •  Change management , Configuration management ,Measurement and analysis
  •   Adherence of coding standards ,Process compliance..Automated Build/Deployment..Continous Integration..SVN hygine...Junits..Code Violations w.r.t standards,functionality,security,performance,and IP are checked at developer's desk and doesn't land up in trunk for discovery during later phases of testing..
  •  Customer satisfaction and management ..keep discussing with them daily or often on changing pain areas/challenges and opportunities.
  •  Measurement and analysis..[Quantitative Project Management]
  •  Status reporting / progress updates / timesheets / review meetings
  •  Support in Analysis and Design activities as required by project
  •  Prepare project specific documentation as required by project
  •  UAT / Implementation support as required by project
  •  Mentor team members on the project as required by project ..Delegate well and groom leaders.
  •   Pre-sales support in estimations, proposal generation
  •   Resource skills assessment and training needs identification and Staffing
  • Team Motivation  
  • Ensure Delivery is relevant..integration in ecosystem is smooth..E2E Testing...
  • Innovate at each opportunity and think if any process/deliverable can be improved.
  • :-) Log your lessons learnt and review them ...


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