IT Project Manager

Information Techology
15-1299.09

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.

Potential Titles

["Cloud Product Director","Cybersecurity Project Manager","Data Center Product Director","Information Systems Project Manager (IS Project Manager)","IT Manager (Information Technology Manager)","IT Program Manager (Information Technology Program Manager)","IT Project Manager (Information Technology Project Manager)","Scrum Master","Transition Program Manager"]

Technology Used

Data base user interface and query software — Airtable; Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2; IBM DB2; Transact-SQL
Development environment software — Apache Kafka; Apache Maven; Microsoft Team Foundation Server; Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Microsoft Dynamics; Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; SAP software
Project management software — Atlassian Confluence; Atlassian JIRA In-Demand; Microsoft Teams; Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Web platform development software — Django; Google Angular; React; Spring Framework

Apprenticeships Available

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Program Details

Training Time

3-6 Months

Job Training

1 Year

Training Skills

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Participant Gains

Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Employer Gains

Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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