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An IT project manager plans and delivers technology projects such as system implementations, migrations and infrastructure upgrades on time and within budget. The role matters because coordinated scope, schedules and stakeholders keep costly technology initiatives from drifting off course.
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The role
Companies hire one for a defined initiative, such as an ERP rollout, data center move or cloud migration, that exceeds the bandwidth of the regular IT team.
Typical responsibilities
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Typical background
Typically 5 to 10 years managing technology projects, with a bachelor's degree and PMP, CAPM or Scrum certification preferred.
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An IT project manager plans and delivers technology projects such as system implementations, migrations and infrastructure upgrades on time and within budget. The role matters because coordinated scope, schedules and stakeholders keep costly technology initiatives from drifting off course. Typical responsibilities include: define project scope, schedule, budget and deliverables with stakeholders; build project plans and track tasks, dependencies and milestones; coordinate engineers, vendors and business teams across workstreams.
Look for project planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, agile and waterfall, budget tracking and vendor coordination. Experience with Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Confluence and Asana is common in this role.
Yes. An IT project manager is one of the roles employers most often hire on contract, for projects, busy periods, leave cover and vacancies. Contract-to-hire is also an option if you want to work together before making a permanent offer.
A project manager owns scope, budget, timeline and stakeholders for a defined initiative. A scrum master facilitates an agile team’s process and removes obstacles. Large implementations with vendors and fixed budgets usually need a project manager. Product teams may need only a scrum master.
Enough to follow architecture discussions, challenge estimates and spot risk, but not to build the solution. Experience on projects like yours, such as ERP, cloud or security, usually matters more than a specific technical degree.
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