A good project and task management leads many companies to be highly competitive in the market. Always having a project manager or project manager in your project.
This management responds both to the internal needs of the companies and to the needs of customers.
In recent years, and especially after the Covid 19 pandemic, the role of project managers has presented important changes.
It was based on project management but focusing the PM on a director role, and although that is still its essence, its closeness to what it directs is increasingly close. For this reason, we currently speak of project management and direction.
The Project Manager activities start from the definition of the project, the presentation by stages and the definition of delivery terms to the clients.
At this stage, the PM is much more precise in defining dates, responsibilities, resources and budget.
And you can use tools that make it easy to assign and track tasks, like Teamwork, Toggl, Slack, and Click Up.
Read: Project Management Tool: Teamwork
SMART objectives are defined based on the requirements of the client or investor. Giving meaning to the project.
We could say that this is the main function of the Project Manager. Or at least, the most recognized.
A strategic vision is maintained by evaluating and measuring the evolution of each assigned task. And the performance of the team, the changes generated during the process and the new order of priorities are taken into account.
To a large extent, the success or failure of projects depends on the degree of supervision of the tasks.
The implementation of changes and solutions is a fundamental point in the work of the project manager.
It requires a capacity for constant analysis, planning and resilience.
The PM is a leading intermediary between the client and the team working on the project during the development.
If we do not have a project manager in charge of managing this relationship, who should assume this role?
Generally, projects that do not have a project manager present problems in their planning, development and delivery.
These are some of the most common:
That is why it is essential to have a project manager to guarantee the proper development of the project.
But which characteristics should our PM have?
Read: Stay on track with a project plan that actually works
At Swapps, all our projects are managed by a project manager (PM) focused on facilitating the development of the project through resource management, always attentive to the client’s requirements and needs.
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A proper resource management can save time and money for your organization, in the short, medium and long term.
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