It is a very popular saying that every shining thing is not gold. This saying can directly be applied on senior project manager. The designation of senior project manager although seems highly attractive due to its salary scale, allowances and bonuses but only a senior project managers know that this work is not easy at all. Senior project manager as the name implies is a head of any project whose main duty is to plan, organise lead and control the project efficiently and effectively. The job of a senior project manager requires you to have in-depth knowledge and extraordinary skills that are not common in other project managers. Moreover, it also requires you to have a proven record of success in your previous projects. Senior project manager are usually liked by large organisations that works on more than one projects at a time and almost all of their project are complicated enough.

If you are planning to apply for the position of senior project manager then you should know the responsibilities of a senior project manager. Larger position means more responsibility and same is the case with senior project management. Following is an overview of the duties/responsibilities of a senior project manager.

Deliver Project Management Program

It is the responsibility of a senior project manager to develop and deliver a project management program encompassing all the details of a project to the team members.

Set Realistic Goals

They should also set realistic and practical goals for the project. Moreover, they should also develop appropriate strategies for achieving these goals.

Provide Coaching and Guidance

It is also their duty to provide coaching and guidance to the team members about every aspect of the project so that the team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them efficiently.

Identify Resources

He should identify all the internal and external resources whether financial or human resources required completing the project successfully.

Evaluate Projects

It is the job of a senior project manager to evaluate the progress of project on regular basis. This is very important as it helps you to overcome your mistakes and achieve your targets by detecting the mistake or fault in a timely manner.

Keep an Eye on Latest Trends

A senior project manager should also keep an eye of latest strategies, tools and terminologies used in project management worldwide so that he may also make adopt them to increase productivity.

Internal Communications Strategy

They should develop and execute an efficient internal communication strategy for ensuring communication with all levels of management within the team. This is really an important task as you cannot achieve your project objectives unless you communicate them properly with your team members.

Develop Tools and Techniques

They should develop tools and techniques for disturbing tasks according to the skills of every team member and also to evaluate the performance of all team members. A large number of software is available in the market for this purpose.

Build and Implement

They should build and implement or socialize the best practices for performing all the tasks.

Now when you have come to know about the duties of a senior project manager then you must apply for its jobs but only if you feel yourself qualified for this post. If you lack any skills or abilities or you think that you cannot perform the above mentioned responsibilities efficiently then still it is never too late. You may enhance your skills by attending project management workshops, conferences and seminars.