IT Project Manager job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

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O*NET task statements

O*NET occupation

Information Technology Project Managers

O*NET-SOC 15-1299.09

Preparation

Job Zone 4 of 5

considerable preparation

Data Government data groups this job as Information Technology Project Managers (O*NET-SOC 15-1299.09). O*NET 31.0 lists “IT Project Manager” as a job title for this occupation only (evidence: O*NET's Sample of Reported Titles (titles job holders report), O*NET job-incumbent data, the U.S. Employment and Training Administration and employer job postings). O*NET figures on this page are for that occupation. BLS publishes no wage or projection for it on its own: it is counted within the residual group Computer Occupations, All Other, whose figures are not shown. TryHired has no separate career page for this title yet.

1. Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. importance 4.5 of 5
2. Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems. importance 4.4 of 5
3. Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables. importance 4.3 of 5
4. Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards. importance 4.2 of 5
5. Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods. importance 4.2 of 5
6. Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans. importance 4.2 of 5
7. Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects. importance 4.2 of 5
8. Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel. importance 4.1 of 5
9. Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI). importance 4.0 of 5
10. Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources. importance 4.0 of 5
11. Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies. importance 4.0 of 5
12. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. importance 4.0 of 5
13. Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs. importance 4.0 of 5
14. Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects. importance 4.0 of 5
15. Establish and execute a project communication plan. importance 3.9 of 5
16. Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects. importance 3.9 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Getting Information, Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work and Working with Computers.

Knowledge areas: English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management and Engineering and Technology.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Amazon Web Services AWS software, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Microsoft Azure software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education and training: BLS publishes no entry-level education, experience or training category for this occupation on its own (it is counted within Computer Occupations, All Other).
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 4 of 5 (considerable preparation). A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board.

The most common answer among O*NET's occupation experts for this occupation is a bachelor's degree (38%).

Job title: IT Project Manager
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring an IT Project Manager to plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
- Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.

What we are looking for
- [Education this role truly needs]
- Strength in critical thinking, coordination and time management
- Working knowledge of English Language and Customer and Personal Service
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Amazon Web Services AWS software or Atlassian Confluence]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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Not a real job posting. This template is TryHired's illustration built from government occupational data. It is not an opening at any employer, and no employer wrote it.

BLS publishes no wage and no employment projection for Information Technology Project Managers on its own. The occupation is counted within Computer Occupations, All Other, a residual group of unrelated jobs, so no figure from that group is shown here as IT project manager pay.

• Read a real IT project manager posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only IT project manager work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (critical thinking and coordination): a real situation, what you did and what changed.