Project Management Function
The project manager facilitates the progress and success of the project across all teams.
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The project manager facilitates the progress and success of the project across all teams.
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A role is not a person! Learn more about Function vs. Commitment vs. Person here.
A project management function keeps the project progressing smoothly. People in this function maintain a strong team morale and a strong client relationship. They help track progress of the project's deliverables and measure agile maturity in collaboration with the product strategy function.
Who "Wears the Hats" at companies for Project Management? It depends!
Here's a visual breakdown of roles:
Some companies have 3 separate people for account management person, a project management person, and a scrum master commitments.
Some companies have an account management person and another person who plays project management and scrum master commitments.
Some companies have a scrum master person and another person who plays the project management and account management commitments.
Some companies have a single person who plays the project management, account management, and scrum master commitments.
In Tech Fleet project training, there's a single team function who plays the project management, account management, and scrum master commitments.
The Product Strategy Position typically owns a combination of 3 commitments:
Project Management
Account Management
Scrum Master
Project schedule tracking
Client relationship management
Client communications
Meeting scheduling
Client-facing meetings
Agile maturity measurements
Empowering teams to own their work and process
Keeping project schedules updated
Tracking the progress of sprint work with the product strategy function
Communicating the latest news with the client
Being the direct points of contact with the client
Scheduling meetings for the team and with the team
Facilitating Client-facing meetings
Taking ownership of sprint retro items
Maintaining project documentation in Notion
Updating the project coordinators about the progress of projects
Facilitating success of team morale across the team
Here are some RACI charts depicting the daily tasks that a Project Manager is responsible for, and how they work with other teams:
Project Management functions "herd the cats" to do their work. They don't know all of the answers. They get everyone else together to build an agreement. They produce work, and then collaborate with others, and may consult others before producing.
You enjoy keeping track of things.
You enjoy empowering and coaching others to produce their best work.
You enjoy conversing with people.
You enjoy sorting details.
You enjoy resolving conflict and mediating resolutions to conflict.
With the Client - The project management function is the main point of contact with the client. They directly communicate team updates with the client, and discuss needs from the client with the team.
With Research Function - The project management function collaborates with other functions to ensure project success is guaranteed. Weekly, they work with different functions to ensure teams have what they need and that their work is on track for the sprint.
With Design Function - The project management function collaborates with other functions to ensure project success is guaranteed. Weekly, they work with different functions to ensure teams have what they need and that their work is on track for the sprint.
With Design Function - The project management function collaborates with other functions to ensure project success is guaranteed. Weekly, they work with different functions to ensure teams have what they need and that their work is on track for the sprint.
With Development Function - The project management function collaborates with other functions to ensure project success is guaranteed. Weekly, they work with different functions to ensure teams have what they need and that their work is on track for the sprint.
Coach others in Agile philosophies
Unblock impediments that the team faces
Lead the meetings that involve the client
Facilitate the team building consensus
Empower the team to schedule meetings weekly
Facilitate sprint meetings with the product strategy team
Maintain a working relationship with the client throughout the project
Ensure the team has what they need to succeed
Participate in work across functions as desired
Client Intake and Kickoff
