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Project Team Leader Description - Roles & Responsibilities
PC00001013.Ac
ProjectConnections Template
Concept Phase
Project Framework and Organization
Contributed by Integrated Project Systems, Inc.

www.ipspm.com
Project Manager / Team Leader Position Description and Roles & Responsibilities
What: A list of the responsibilities of a project manager or team leader. Use this list to help select the
project manager and to clarify with the new project manager what his or her key responsibilities are.
Why: Selecting the right person for the role of project manager or team leader is crucial to project success.
It is also crucial that the project manager understand his or her responsibilities and commit to them.
How: Use this list in both the selection process for a new project manager or team leader and also to clarify
and confirm his or her commitment to the responsibilities that project management entails. Add to
the list any responsibilities that are important in your organization.
Team Leader / Project Manager Position Description

The Project Manager has primary responsibility for defining, planning, tracking and managing the project
they are assigned. He/she is responsible for identifying key resources and providing the direction
required for meeting the project objectives. He/she is also responsible for ensuring appropriate
management, customer and supplier involvement throughout the life of the project.
Qualifications and skills of the Project Manager include an ability to lead and motivate people and encourage
teamwork, an ability to communicate effectively with senior management, and a clear vision of what
determines a successful product for the customer and for the company. In addition, the Project
Manager must have a technical background sufficient to understand the technologies and technical
issues involved with the product, to be able to anticipate and identify critical technical obstacles, and
to make accurate technology decisions.
The Project Manager also must be able to manage project schedule and task details and utilize project
management tools such as reports, tracking charts, checklists, and project scheduling software and to
delegate appropriately. He/she must be able to manage change and take active leadership in timely
decision making. Finally a Project Manager must have the courage to face up to issues squarely and
early, resolve conflicts, admit to having problems and seek coaching openly, escalate if necessary, and
generally champion the people and the project up, down, and across the organization and with
customers.
Permission for use granted on condition that references to ProjectConnections and Integrated Project Systems are preserved
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Project Team Leader Description - Roles & Responsibilities
Concept Phase
PC00001013.Ac
ProjectConnections Template
Project Framework and Organization
Contributed by Integrated Project Systems, Inc.

www.ipspm.com
Team Leader / Project Manager's Role and Responsibilities
Define the project management process to be applied to the project.
Select team members and, if cross-functional as the Core Team Leader, select Core Team Members.
Prepare project plan and obtain management approval of the project plan.
Assure that all team members understand their roles and accept their responsibilities
Apply project resources according to the approved project plan.
Analyze risk and instigate avoidance activities. Establish contingency plans and identify trigger events
and responsibility for initiating corrective action.
Track and report on progress to plan.
Analyze the actual performance against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan
objectives.
Keep all stakeholders informed of progress and issues.
Involve functional expertise in design reviews and key decisions as well as risk strategies.
Assure timely adaptive action is taken.
Manage change to preserve business plan commitments. Initiate Phase Review if objectives must
change.
Negotiate the performance of activities with team members and their managers.
Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities.
Coordinate management and technical decisions.
Arbitrate and resolve conflict and interface problems within the project.
Provide input on the performance of project team members to their supervisors.
Permission for use granted on condition that references to ProjectConnections and Integrated Project Systems are preserved
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Project Team Leader Description - Roles & Responsibilities

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Team Leader / Project Manager Position Description

Project Team Leader Description - Roles & Responsibilities

Project Framework and Organization

Contributed by Integrated Project Systems, Inc.

Team Leader / Project Manager's Role and Responsibilities

Define the project management process to be applied to the project.

Apply project resources according to the approved project plan.

Track and report on progress to plan.

Keep all stakeholders informed of progress and issues.

Assure timely adaptive action is taken.

Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities.

Coordinate management and technical decisions.

Provide input on the performance of project team members to their supervisors.

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