* The Project Manager is the person responsible for managing the project.

* The Project Manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the project ob
jectives within the constraints of the project. He is responsible for the outcom
e(success or failure) of the project.
* The Project Manager is involved with the planning, controlling and monitoring,
and also managing and directing the assigned project resources to best meet pro
ject objectives.
* The Project Manager controls and monitors triple constraints project scope, time a
nd cost(quality also) in managing competing project requirements.
* The Project Manager examines the organizational culture and determine whether
project management is recognized as a valid role with accountability and authori
ty for managing the project.
* The Project Manager collects metrics data(such as baseline, actual values for
costs, schedule, work in progress, and work completed) & reports on project prog
ress and other project specific information to stakeholders.
* The Project Manager is responsible for identifying, monitoring, and responding
to risk.
* The Project Manager is responsible to the project stakeholders for delivering
a project s objectives within scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
* The reporting structure of a Project Manager changes depends on organizational
structure. He may reports to a Functional Manager or to a Program Manager.
In a bit exaggerating terms, Project Manager is the God of his project and he is t
he one who decides the success of the project.