Information Technology Project Managers

Overview

Information Technology Project Managers has a national median salary of $116,580 per year, with +5.1% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

Work Values

• Achievement
• Independence
• Working Conditions

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
• Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.

Work Activities

• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Working with Computers
• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Developing and Building Teams
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Monitoring and Controlling Resources
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Detailed Work Activities

• Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Information Technology Project Managers:

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