Project Managers: Friend Or Foe

Each project has unique specifications that are bespoke to its requirements, therefore you an only make the decision of whether or not to hire a Project Manager to help implement the necessary steps to put your plans into place. To help with the decision we advise you to take into account your project time scales, team size, specification, resources and your suitability to the task.

People often believe that hiring a project Manger is an unnecessary cost that can be avoided by dong the role by them-selves. In some cases this may be correct, in others a mistake before the project has even begun. So how do you decide which decision is correct for your particular project? It is important that you don’t take the decision lightly as in most cases a project manager is actually an essential, not an overhead.

A good project manager is required to focus their intentions on to their team, focusing members to work towards a common interest. They will need to effectively manage their resources and allocate jobs, delegating workload and ensuring aims and objectives are satisfied.

Each project undertaken will have a beginning and an end, with the intention of delivering change to your organisation, to impact on long term business processes.

The first job required by the project manger is to organise their time and staff, a plan needs to be drawn to keep budgeting and time management under control.

Project Management can be a stressful task to take on if it is not kept under control from the beginning, a project manager must be in control of ensuring tasks are being undertaken at the correct time and to a high standard. If the project becomes neglected timescales will slip and expenditures will increase.

It is strongly recommended that you invest in a project manager if you are implementing important changes. The Project Manager can report on the progress being made to yourself, this way you are not to busy and close to the project to overlook issues, you can ask for the information you require and have the luxury of having it researched for you. If you do decide to recruit a project Manager, remember to look for a person with great time management and organizational skills, with plenty of experience.

Project management software, from Countersoft can help, whoever ends up managing your projects, as it allows you to track issues and bugs, whilst working within a range of styles, such as agile project management.