Becoming a Project Manager within Aircom-SH
To become a project manager
Becoming a project manager within Aircom-SH
2013-07-11
Author: Peter-Jan Snellink
Title: Project Manager
Contents
Introduction
This document will discuss the project management function and its tasks. It will discuss these tasks rather generally because project management is about managing a unique project. In every project you will encounter unique situations which will have to be solved differently.
This document will discuss what the definition of a project manager is in chapter 1, which will be followed by chapter 2 that will discuss what a project manager will do. The reasons for a company to use a project manager will be discussed in chapter 3, which will be followed by chapter 4 where you can read in what kind of rank the project manager will be placed within a company, especially within Aircom-SH.
1. What is a project manager?
Let’s begin with the word project manager. It consists of two parts “project” and “manager”.
Project: A temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result. This means that a project always has a beginning and an end date. Within which a product or service has to be delivered to the customer.
Manager: An individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company. A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her.
With this we can define a project manager. A project manager is someone who manages the tasks that should be completed in the time you have for the project. The project manager will have to manage not only the tasks but also the employees working on these tasks. This means a project manager will work with different departments and doesn’t rely on his ‘own’ department. A project manager often is a person that doesn’t have a department but has a group of employees working together on one project coming from several departments. The main function of a
Becoming a project manager within Aircom-SH
2013-07-11
Author: Peter-Jan Snellink
Title: Project Manager
Contents
Introduction
This document will discuss the project management function and its tasks. It will discuss these tasks rather generally because project management is about managing a unique project. In every project you will encounter unique situations which will have to be solved differently.
This document will discuss what the definition of a project manager is in chapter 1, which will be followed by chapter 2 that will discuss what a project manager will do. The reasons for a company to use a project manager will be discussed in chapter 3, which will be followed by chapter 4 where you can read in what kind of rank the project manager will be placed within a company, especially within Aircom-SH.
1. What is a project manager?
Let’s begin with the word project manager. It consists of two parts “project” and “manager”.
Project: A temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result. This means that a project always has a beginning and an end date. Within which a product or service has to be delivered to the customer.
Manager: An individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company. A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her.
With this we can define a project manager. A project manager is someone who manages the tasks that should be completed in the time you have for the project. The project manager will have to manage not only the tasks but also the employees working on these tasks. This means a project manager will work with different departments and doesn’t rely on his ‘own’ department. A project manager often is a person that doesn’t have a department but has a group of employees working together on one project coming from several departments. The main function of a