Project management (PRMG)
The management of projects, typically (but not exclusively) involving the development and implementation of business processes to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.
Level 4 Defines, documents and carries out small projects, actively participating in all phases. Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. Prepares realistic project and quality plans and tracks activities against the plans, providing regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate. Monitors costs, timescales and resources used and takes action where these deviate from agreed tolerances. Ensures that own projects are formally closed and, where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, and that lessons learned are recorded.
Level 5 Takes responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of small- to medium-scale projects. Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. Ensures that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate. Ensures that quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Manages the change control procedure and ensures that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets and are signed off. Provides effective leadership to the project team and takes appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
Level 6 Takes responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects, ensuring that realistic project, quality and risk plans are prepared and maintained and that a change control procedure is in place. Monitors and controls resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and manages expectations of all project stakeholders.
Level 7 Sets organisational strategy governing the direction and conduct of project management. Authorises the management of large-scale projects. Leads project planning, scheduling, controlling and reporting activities for strategic, high-impact, high-risk projects. Manages risk and sees that solutions to problems are implemented in line with change control processes.