University of Hong Kong

MEBS6003 Project management

Project Management Positions and Responsibilities

Project Management Typical Responsibility Skill Requirements

Position

▪ Project Administrator Coordinating and integrating of subsystem ▪ Planning

▪ Project Coordinator tasks. Assisting in determining technical ▪ Coordinating
▪ Technical Assistant and manpower requirements, schedules, ▪ Analyzing
and budgets. Measuring and analyzing ▪ Understanding the
project performance regarding technical organization
progress, schedules, and budgets.

▪ Task Manager Same as above, but stronger role in ▪ Technical expertise

▪ Project Engineer establishing and maintaining project ▪ Assessing trade-offs
▪ Assistant Project requirements. Conducting trade-offs. ▪ Managing task
Manager Directing the technical implementation implementation
according to established schedules and ▪ Leading task specialists
budgets.

▪ Project Manager Same as above, but stronger role in project ▪ Overall program leadership
▪ Program Manager planning and controlling. Coordinating and ▪ Team building
negotiating requirements between sponsor ▪ Resolving conflict
and performing organizations. Bid proposal ▪ Managing multidisciplinary
development and pricing. Establishing tasks
project organization and staffing. Overall ▪ Planning and allocating
leadership toward implementing project resources
plan. Project profit. New business ▪ Interfacing with customers /
development sponsors

▪ Executive Program Title reserved for very large programmes ▪ Business leadership
Manager relative to host organization. ▪ Managing overall program
Responsibilities same as above. Focus is businesses
on directing overall program toward desired ▪ Building program
business results. Customer liaison. Profit organizations
performance. New business development. ▪ Developing personnel
Organizational development. ▪ Developing new business

▪ Director of Programs Responsible for managing multi-program ▪ Leadership

▪ V.P. Program business via various project organizations, ▪ Strategic planning
Development each led by a project manager. Focus is on ▪ Directing and managing
business planning and development, profit program business
performance, technology development, ▪ Building organizations
establishing policies and procedures, ▪ Selecting and developing
program management guidelines, key personnel
personnel development, organizational ▪ Identifying and developing
development. new business

[Adopted from Project Management – A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and

controlling by Harold Kerzner]

K.F. Chan (Mr.) Page 1 of 1 Mar 2011