Skill description
Delivering agreed project outcomes by aligning appropriate management techniques, collaboration, leadership and governance to specific project and organisational contexts.
Guidance notes
This skill is applicable to all project management techniques and lifecycles - which can be on a continuum from predictive (plan-driven) approaches to adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
Activities may include, but are not limited to:
- selecting techniques and lifecycle models based on the context of the project.
- ensuring project activities align with governance frameworks and organisational standards.
- establishing team structures and a collaborative working environment.
- communicating with stakeholders and maintaining awareness of business needs and priorities.
- using visual techniques for project tracking and reporting .
- timeboxing and incremental deliveries .
- defining deliverables, milestones and dependencies.
- applying change control and risk management processes.
- acquiring the necessary resources and skills.
- agreeing constraints of cost, timescales, quality and scope.
- reviewing experiences and learning from current and previous projects.
- ensuring projects are formally closed and reviewed.
An understanding of project size and complexity is helpful when applying the project management skill. Typical factors that influence project complexity include the complexity of resourcing, scale of organisational impact, use of new technologies, number of interdependences, stability of requirements, business implications and risks.
Level 4Enable
Defines, documents and executes small projects or sub-projects.
Works independently or with a small team, actively participating in all project phases.
Applies appropriate project management methods and tools.
Identifies, assesses and manages risks effectively.
Prepares realistic project plans ((including scope, schedule, quality, risk and communication plans), ensuring stakeholder involvement and alignment with organisational governance standards.
Tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used.
Takes action where these exceed agreed tolerances.
Level 5Ensure, advise
Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects.
Provides effective leadership to the project team, adopting suitable project management methods and tools.
Manages change control processes and assesses risks, ensuring projects align with governance frameworks and business priorities.
Communicates regularly with stakeholders, ensuring project deliverables meet agreed standards, budgets and timelines.
Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.
Proactively monitors performance metrics, implementing preventive and corrective actions as needed.
Level 6Initiate, influence
Takes full responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects.
Adopts and adapts project management methods and tools suited to the project's needs.
Ensures effective monitoring and control of resources, budgets and timelines.
Integrates robust risk management within governance frameworks to align decisions with the organisation's risk appetite and standards.
Manages expectations of key stakeholders, ensuring all activities align with organisational goals, deliver agreed outcomes and provide business value.
Level 7Set strategy, inspire, mobilise
Sets organisational strategy governing the direction and conduct of project management, ensuring projects align with strategic objectives and governance frameworks.
Authorises the management of large-scale projects.
Leads project planning, scheduling, controlling and reporting activities for strategic, high impact, high risk projects.
Oversees the selection and application of project methodologies.
Directs the approach to risk management for projects, ensuring risks and issues are managed in line with organisational policies.
Ensures projects deliver their intended benefits and contribute to long-term goals.
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