Overview
ICT Project Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate quality accredited ICT projects. They are accountable for day-to-day operations of resourcing, scheduling, prioritisation and task coordination, and meeting project milestones, objectives and deliverables within agreed timeframes and budgets.
Day-to-day
- analyses information needs and specifies technology to meet those needs
- formulates and directs information and communication technology (ICT) strategies, policies and plans
- directs the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training
- directs ICT operations and sets priorities between system developments, maintenance and operations
- oversees the security of ICT systems.
Considerations
- Stressful
To become an ICT Project Manager
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You usually need a bachelor degree in information technology or another related field and extensive experience in the ICT industry to work as an ICT Project Manager. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
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