Original scientific paper

Project manager's role analysis as a project management concept

Stjepan Bezak ; Construction Management Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Maja-Marija Nahod orcid.org/0000-0002-1785-3128 ; Construction Management Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The focus of this paper is the project manager’s role (PM's role). There is a number of earlier and recent researches of PM's role, which can be used as a framework for a project management concept. The paper analyzes the project managers' competences through the basics of PM's roles. Project Management competences can be structured into six basic project manager’s roles: managing, organization, recruitment, planning, controlling and coordinating. The emphasis is on the managing role as a key to the project success. The project management knowledge is linked to the PM's roles. The scientific approach to linking the competences and the project managers’ roles is given as well.

Keywords

managing; project management; project manager's roles

Hrčak ID:

65922

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/65922

Publication date:

31.3.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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