Project manager

A project needs to be managed !

The project owner / sponsor and the project executor

Maîtrise d'ouvrage (MOA), maîtrise d'œuvre (MOE)

Project manager’s role :

• Successful completion of the project in compliance with its scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements,

• Satisfaction of customer expectations

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Set SMART objectives :

• Specific

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Realistic

• Time-bound

The project manager :

• Should be involved at the earliest possible stage

• Take full responsibility until completion

• Is not necessarily the initiator of the project BUT should actively participate in the design phase of the project

• Is not an expert (editing or developing or marketing or...) BUT

• Should be familiar with the functions of the various contributors to the project

• Should speak their specialist languages

Keywords : 

imagine, evaluate, anticipate, devise, plan, write, organize, coordinate, mobilize, motivate, supervise, monitor, control, measure, react, arbitrate, resolve, participate, ensure, negotiate, decide, interface, communicate, manage, direct, head, lead.