Responsibility to the project and the client
 Preserve the integrity of the project
Responsibility to the parent organization
 Keep senior management of the parent organization fully informed about the project’s status
Responsibility to the members of the project team
 Must be concerned with the future of the people who serve on the team

• Academiccally trained PM
• Individuals with Project
Management Professionals
(PMPs)
• Gaining excellent training ground by the firms to prepare for involvement in some major aspect of small project
• developing a new process or adapting a current process making identification and test following up with report to management on time and cost
opportunities to progress up the corporate ladder into roles such as program or IT director, chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer
(CEO)

 AT&T’s Project Management organization now includes a staff in Denver and groups of project managers in major cities throughout the nation. These groups manage over $500 million in projects ranging in size from $1M to $92M.
The project management career path now consist of :
 Trainee : a six-month position to learn about project management
 Cost Analysis/ Schedule Engineer : a 6-18 month team position reporting to a manager
 Site Manager: a 6-12 month position responsible for a large site and reporting to a program manager
 Small Project Manager : sole responsibility for a $1M to $3M revenue project
 Project Manager : responsible for $3M to
$25M projects
 Program Manager : responsible for multiyear projects and programs over $25M