Description
Job holders in this unit group manage and oversee major projects across all sectors of modern industry, commerce and the public sector, in areas such as e-commerce, business analysis, finance, product development, marketing, human resources.Main Tasks
- Finds out what the client or company wants to achieve;
- Agrees timescales, costs and resources needed;
- Draws up a detailed plan for how to achieve each stage of the project;
- Selects and leads a project team;
- Negotiates with contractors and suppliers for materials and services;
- Ensures that each stage of the project is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards;
- Reports regularly on progress to the client or to senior managers.
Qualifications
Entry may be via a degree or postgraduate qualification in project management or a subject relevant to the particular sector or via significant relevant work experience in that sector.What Business and financial project management professionals studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
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(L4) Social policy | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(G1) Mathematics | 2 |
(W2) Design studies | 2 |
(L3) Sociology | 1 |
(C1) Biology | 1 |
(Q9) Others in linguistics, classics & related subjects | 1 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 2 |
(F1) Chemistry | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 3 |
(R2) German studies | 1 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(H4) Aerospace engineering | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
(R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects | 1 |
(A3) Clinical medicine | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 2 |
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 1 |
(L2) Politics | 5 |
(K2) Building | 3 |
(K1) Architecture | 1 |
(H1) General engineering | 1 |
(H2) Civil engineering | 2 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(L9) Others in social studies | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 2 |
(M1) Law by area | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 2 |
(I2) Information systems | 2 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
(H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 1 |
(V5) Philosophy | 1 |
(F3) Physics | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 6 |
(N1) Business studies | 14 |
(K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 2 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 1 |
(P3) Media studies | 1 |
(N2) Management studies | 8 |
(V1) History by period | 2 |
(N3) Finance | 2 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 3 |