Randy’s Career Tips

A good place to start would be to study IT and Business (if you have not already have a background in both). A Project Manager will need to understand both in order to succeed on projects. Asking colleagues for help is always a good option if you are unable to take a course of study.

Be sure to ask your employer about the Project Team in your company or directly apply to positions within a Project Office / Team. A team will generally be made up of a variety of experience levels, skills sets and talents. It is sometimes possible to select your own team from colleagues you know have the right skills to complete the assignment.

Before you accept an assignment, ask for a complete and detailed brief so that you can understand what is required and what the deadlines are. It is also important to forecast what potential roadblocks there might be and plan for them.

You can enlist the help of a specialist Change Management and IT Recruitment Service to aid you in your job search if you are thinking of changing employer to become an IT Project Manager.

As a Project Manager you should possess good problem solving skills and seek to improve them. You will be responsible for making sound decisions and often quickly to settle debates and keep the project on track.

Communication is key! Keep everyone involved up to date regularly with memos and changes to project schedules. Meetings are good for in depth decisions whereas emails are great for quick memos and distribution of supporting materials. Encourage your employees to keep in touch with you regularly so you can be ahead of the game if things are not going to plan.

Responsibility of Employee to the Organization

The new and existing employees that are hired in an organization have a certain responsibility towards the organization, society, and the nation, at large. Therefore, it is important to induct the ‘right’ employees in the organization. The traits that these employees personify include teamwork, integrity, commitment, and work ethic.

Roles & Responsibilities for Employees

1. Do Early Homework: Every employee is responsible for understanding the work allotted and determining if it is appropriate for him. He/she should make sure whether he/she has mastered the skills required to perform the task completely. If he/she is not sure about how to handle the work allotted to them they should talk with their superiors and get suggestions and directions in fulfilling the work allotted to him/her. This will help the employee in building good relations with not only their superiors also with their colleagues.

2. Plan with the Manager: Having a proper work schedule or time table for the work allotted to the employee helps the employee in Time Management and reaching the deadlines in time Also, when a new work is allotted

3. Use Available Resources and take responsibility: The employees should have sense of responsibility towards the resources of the Organization. As a part of the Organization every employee is equally responsible for the long life of the existing resources, for which smooth usage and suggestions for usage is required, which in case is not provided should be requested for.

4. Participation: Active listening and participation in teams will ensure that all employees become good team players and work with unity towards common goals of the Organization. Whenever a new work is being allotted all the Employees should be eager enough to take the initiative rather than tryin Read the rest of this entry »