Can someone explain Project Managers to me please?  (57 Posts)
BellaTheGymnast Sun 25-Nov-12 15:55:35  Want to boost my salary,
which I suspect will involve changing career. I've seen Project
Manager roles advertised, but don't really know much about what
it entails.  Are you one? Are the jobs normally freelance, or
PAYE? Is there a recognised training route?  I've got good
organisational, time management and communication skills.
Currently working in film and telly.  DewDr0p Mon 26-Nov-12
14:19:53  I was a project manager before I retired to have
babies grin  Key elements of my role included: - stakeholder
management - planning the project; resourcing it/pulling
together the team - risk and issue management - progress
reporting; managing the actual work; correcting any slippage -
controlling scope of the project appropriately - delivering on
time and on budget - defining the business benefits of the
project and monitoring them throughout to ensure they were being
delivered - managing the team; setting object