Project Manager - Manager

Agile and Lean practices 

You understand and can facilitate Agile and Lean methodologies within your team, mentoring team members on best practices. You actively promote these tools and techniques while ensuring your team stays aligned with broader goals. You are open to innovative ideas and maintain awareness of current trends to apply effectively within projects. 

Intermediate 

Competently identifies suitable Agile and Lean practices to improve project delivery. Encourages experimentation and fosters a culture of continuous improvement within the team. 

Waterfall methodologies 

You are knowledgeable about waterfall methodologies, such as PRINCE2, and can implement structured project plans. You facilitate communication among stakeholders and ensure adherence to timelines and milestones while managing any risks that arise effectively. 

Advanced 

Able to define structured project delivery approaches where outcomes are clear. Ensures that proper governance and documentation processes are in place to track project progress. 

Communicating between the technical and non-technical 

You effectively bridge communication gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering mutual understanding. You advocate for your team’s contributions and can navigate project discussions to address ambiguities. 

Intermediate 

Skilful in interpreting technical language for non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear communication channels are established and maintained throughout the project lifecycle. 

Maintaining delivery momentum 

You identify and resolve barriers to ensure project delivery remains on track. You are proactive about tracking risks and dependencies, keeping the team focused on their commitments. 

Intermediate 

Actively manages the flow of work, ensuring that project teams are empowered and equipped to meet their delivery goals. Facilitates discussions around risks and proactively addresses issues. 

Making the process work 

You prioritize outcomes and continuously assess processes to identify areas for improvement. You encourage your team to adopt practices that enhance efficiency without sacrificing quality. 

Intermediate 

Capable of leading teams to adapt processes that maximize value, contributing to a culture of ongoing improvement and innovation. 

Planning 

You maintain a clear and adaptive approach to project planning, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned with project objectives. You utilize metrics to inform your planning decisions and manage dependencies across teams. 

Advanced 

Demonstrates competency in balancing strategic planning with daily execution, facilitating clear communication of project timelines and expectations to all involved parties. 

Financial management 

You assist in managing project budgets, maintaining awareness of expenditures, and ensuring adherence to financial guidelines. You can assess the financial impact of project decisions and report on cost-related outcomes. 

Advanced 

Gains experience in balancing project costs with strategic value. Capable of monitoring budget adherence and escalating issues when necessary. 

Team dynamics and collaboration 

You are skilled in building cohesive delivery teams, understanding team dynamics and individual strengths. You motivate team members, ensuring an environment of trust where feedback and collaboration are encouraged. 

Advanced 

Demonstrates the ability to foster collaborative team dynamics, ensuring that members can effectively communicate, give, and receive constructive feedback while working towards shared goals. 

Lifecycle perspective 

You understand the various phases of project delivery and can effectively contribute to or oversee them. You help ensure that project outputs meet user needs throughout the lifecycle of development to deployment. 

Intermediate 

Recognizes key milestones in project lifecycles, ensuring that teams adhere to standards and practices appropriate to each stage of delivery. 

Operational management 

You help manage operational processes related to project delivery, implementing best practices and tackling operational constraints. You coordinate with operational teams to ensure successful project execution. 

Intermediate 

Facilitates the operational side of project management effectively, keenly aware of how to work within existing frameworks while pushing for necessary improvements. 

Project ownership 

You take responsibility for project direction and outcomes, translating user requirements into actionable tasks. You prioritize work within your team, skillfully managing deliverables according to project roadmaps. 

Advanced 

Capable of leading project teams through various phases while ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Concisely communicates project requirements and objectives to multidiscipline teams. 

Strategic ownership 

You understand how project objectives align with broader organizational strategies. You work to gain stakeholder buy-in and influence project directions that support strategic outcomes. 

Intermediate 

Recognizes the importance of strategic alignment in project management and works to ensure that team efforts contribute meaningfully to organizational goals. 

User focus 

You prioritize understanding user needs, gathering insights to inform project decisions. You collaborate with your team to develop solutions that meet user expectations and facilitate smooth transitions to new products or services. 

Advanced 

Demonstrates competency in advocating for user needs throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that deliverables are user-oriented and reflective of genuine requirements. 

Skill 

Description of the skill 

Skill level 

What the skill level means 

Technologist 

You possess a solid understanding of user-centric design and digital technologies relevant to your projects. You make informed decisions about technology choices based on user needs and project requirements. 

Advanced 

Capable of effectively integrating technology solutions within project parameters and understanding their implications on user interactions and overall service delivery. 

Understanding constraints 

You can identify various constraints affecting projects and navigate them effectively, adapting plans as necessary while ensuring compliance with necessary regulations and standards. 

Advanced 

Demonstrates awareness of potential project constraints and is proactive in addressing them while upholding important policies and guidelines. 

Influencing skills 

You engage stakeholders and team members to build consensus and support for project directions. You listen actively, facilitate discussions, and encourage diverse viewpoints to reach balanced solutions. 

Advanced 

Works effectively with stakeholders, fostering an environment of collaboration and open communication to drive project success through consensus-building efforts.