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Project Manager 
Project Managers oversee projects from beginning to end, ensuring objectives are delivered according to the organization's performance metrics - indicatively these include time, scope, budget, quality, etc. 
They align teams and stakeholders across the project ecosystem to enable successful outcomes and the delivery of value to their organization.
Key Tasks of a Project Manager
Structure the project from start to finish
Define scope, roles, and deliverables clearly, ensuring each stage of the project is planned, controlled, and aligned with objectives.
Enable collaboration across stakeholders
Build effective communication among teams, sponsors, and stakeholders to align expectations and objectives.
Ensure benefits are achieved
Deliver agreed outcomes and ensure projects create measurable value for the organization.
Establish suitable controls
Apply governance, reporting, and oversight to monitor progress and maintain alignment with objectives.
Manage project risks
Identify, assess, and address risks early to safeguard delivery and maximize opportunities.
Core Skills for a Project Manager
Project Leadership
The ability to guide and motivate teams, ensuring direction, accountability, and achievement of objectives.
Stakeholder Communication and Management
Strong communication and engagement skills to align stakeholders and maintain clear expectations.
Value Driven Decision Making
A focus on making choices that prioritize business value, balancing cost, time, and quality.
Understanding of Governance
A knowledge of structures, roles, and responsibilities that provide control and overview / supervision.
Risk Identification and Mitigation
The capability to recognize, assess, and address risks to support project success.
Essential Certifications for the Role
Project Management Foundation Version 7
An introduction to structured project management to help you manage projects efficiently and effectively. What you will learn
  • PRINCE2 Project Management Principles and Practices
  • PRINCE2 Project Management Processes
  • Project Performance Management
Prince2 Project Management Practitioner Version 7
This advanced certification demonstrates your ability to apply and tailor the project management method, lead teams effectively, and ensure success. What you will learn
  • Advanced Project Management
  • Effective communication and collaboration
  • Tailoring the method to organizational needs
Additionally Recommended
Prince2 Agile Foundation Version 2
The foundation certification that introduces the method’s core concepts and the knowledge you need to be agile and apply agile in practice. What you will learn
  • The agile mindset and ways of working
  • Understanding how to balance agility with control
  • The role of agile artifacts in applying PRINCE2 Agile
Prince2 Risk Management Practitioner
The specialist certification equips you to apply ISO-aligned risk management across portfolios, programmes, and projects—protecting your organization and creating value. What you will learn
  • Critical Risk identification, assessment, and response
  • Monitoring, Reporting and Adaptation
  • Organizational culture and risk management