South Africa: Project Management posted by New Beginnings Recruitment

• Project planning: IT Project Managers start by defining the project scope, objectives, and requirements in collaboration with their stakeholders. They create detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
  
• Resource management: They are responsible for assembling and managing project teams, which may include IT developers, engineers, designers, analysts, and other specialists, ensuring the team has the necessary skills and resources.
  
• Budget management: IT Project Managers develop and manage project budgets, track expenses and ensure that the project stays within budget.
  
• Risk management: Identifying potential risks and issues that could impact the projects success and developing strategies to mitigate or manage them.
  
• Communication: Keeping stakeholders such as executives, team members and clients informed about the progress. They facilitate effective communication among team members and stakeholders.
  
• Quality assurance: Ensuring that the project delivers high-quality results that meet the specific requirements and standards. They may establish a quality control process and conduct regular quality assessments.
  
• Timeline management: IT Project Managers closely monitor project timelines and milestones to ensure that the project stays on schedule. If delays occur, they may need to adjust the project plan or allocate additional resources.
  
• Change management: Handling changes to project scope, objectives, or requirements is a common challenge. IT Project Managers assess the impact of changes and work with stakeholders to implement them effectively.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in information Systems, Business Administration, HRM or related field
  
• Professional Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PMBOK)
  
• Minimum of 58 years of ICT project management experience
  
• Proven experience managing medium to large-scale transformation projects
  
• 8+ years experience in managing a large scale/organisational ICT related and/or people related change