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.

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