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Definition

Effectively direct and integrate all aspects of a project or program, ensuring that work progresses toward achieving goals and objectives.

Behavioral Descriptions

Proficiency Level 5

• Is able to plan and implement multiple projects, requiring the coordination of more junior project managers.

• Can confidently manage projects in excess of one-million dollars, and take responsibility for project profit and loss.

Proficiency Level 4

• Understands the relationship between time, money, and resources and how to effectively manage these within the scope of the project.

• Is able to plan and implement a project plan for projects of a complex nature, involving large teams, with tight time lines, including the identification of potential risks, and the establishment of required human, technological and physical resources.

• Can effectively manage client and third-party relationships.

• Conducts effective methodical project reviews and audits

Proficiency Level 3

• Project orientation: Comprehend and can explain the purpose of the project or program, the roles and responsibilities of those performing work, and the needs and desires of those who will receive the resulting products or services.

• Project performance: Establish clear, realistic, measurable goals and objectives to ensure others understand the direction, deadlines, and expected outcomes or products. Develop reasonable performance standards and means of evaluating outcome quality.

• Collaboration: Integrate the ideas and needs of others in developing feasible strategies to accomplish stated objectives. Achieve internal and external acceptance of and support for those strategies.

• Project planning & assessment: Accurately determine and sequence action steps, design staff organization and responsibilities, and determine any necessary training. Recognize the need for and appropriately develop policies and procedures.

• Project/team leadership: Establish cohesive work teams and create an environment that fosters communication. Effectively plan, direct, and organize the work of others to achieve stated goals and objectives in a timely fashion. Regularly evaluate the work performed to ensure it is aligned with the project/program direction. Provide valid and beneficial feedback regarding performance, and take appropriate corrective action as necessary.

• Project resources & budget: Accurately assess program/project resource requirements and prepare a practical budget that accounts for those requirements. Regularly reevaluate needs in reference to resource and budget limitations, accurately track expenditures, and adjust allocation of resources accordingly. Achieve balance between resource and budget requirements. Actively seek new resources.

• Timeframe awareness: Remain acutely aware of timeframes and ensure deadlines are successfully met. Delegate tasks appropriately and successfully motivate others to achieve goals within stated timeframes.

• Project evaluation: Evaluate overall project progress or program effectiveness, ensuring performance standards are upheld and met, and appraising deficiencies or difficulties. Resolve problems quickly and efficiently with minimal negative impact. Provide viable options when needed.

• Project responsibility: Accept full responsibility for all aspects of the project/program. Remain in touch with the status and progress of individual aspects, and transition easily between them. Effectively handle competing priorities, making sound decisions within short timeframes.

• Project liaison: Act as a liaison with stakeholders, ensuring affected and interested parties are consistently well informed of project/program status.

• Project impacts: Monitor and evaluate social, fiscal, and political trends that affect the project or program in order to predict problems or drastic changes and formulate strategies to effectively deal with them.

Proficiency Level 2

• Is able to plan and implement a project plan for projects of a routine nature, involving a small team, with reasonable time lines.

• Understands clients' milestones and deliverables.

• Delegates effectively.

• Effectively uses processes, tools or systems to manage projects.

Proficiency Level 1

• TBD

Suggested Activities for Development

• TBD

Recommended Courses

• Under Development (Until courses are specifically mapped out for this competency, please click here to see a full list of Employee Training and Development Opportunities for State of Wyoming employees.)

Additional Resource

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Behavioral-Based Interviewing Questions

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