Starting from the first stage, a meaningful role is assigned to project manager, who makes sure that the project is of highest quality, delivered on time and meets the customer’s expectations. PM’s responsibilities also include control over the budget, teamwork organization and establishing communication with the clients.
After the time, cost, effort were estimated, each team member received their tasks, and business contacts with the client are maintained, the active project delivery process begins. Sounds great, but life is life and there are always some issues that can get in the way of your project getting done. It may by anything, starting from budget issues and ending up with the change in business logic. So that’s another PM’s responsibility – taking care of handling all these points and making sure the project goes smoothly.
What does it take to be a project manager? The skills required from PM are communication, decision-making, high sense of responsibility, and of course broad understanding of the technical issues. Have all these qualities and ready to face challenges, even if you are a designer? – great, you are welcomed to manage the project. And yes, in SapientPro we do have a UI/UX designer being at the same time a PM. We consider it a great advantage to have in our team a specialist, who combines technological awareness and … do you know what the responsibilities of a web designer are?