Career Overview
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.
Also Known As
- Cloud Product Director
- Cybersecurity Project Manager
- IT Manager (Information Technology Manager)
- IT Project Manager (Information Technology Project Manager)
Alternate Job Titles
- Application Development Director
- Application Manager
- Cloud Product Director
- Computer Project Manager
- Cyber IT Knowledge Manager
- Cybersecurity Project Manager
- Cybersecurity Scrum Master
- Data Center Product Director
- Database Administration Project Manager
- Database Development Project Manager
- E-Business Project Manager
- Information Support Project Manager
- Information Systems Planner (IS Planner)
- Information Systems Project Manager (IS Project Manager)
- Infrastructure Project Manager
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- 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.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
- Engineering and Technology
Essential Skills
Success in this career requires strong skills in:
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Systems Analysis
- Monitoring
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Speech Recognition
- Near Vision
Work Style
People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:
- Dependability
- Leadership Orientation
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability
- Cooperation
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Achievement
- Independence
- Working Conditions
- Recognition
- Relationships
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: Bachelor's Degree
Related Work Experience Needed: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Education Details: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience Required: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- AJAX
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
Tools & Equipment
- Application servers
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Laser printers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Smartphones
- Tablet computers
- Universal serial bus USB flash drives
- Web servers
Work Environment
- Telephone Conversations
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
- Contact With Others
- Spend Time Sitting
Salary & Job Market
Wages reported for the broader Computer Occupations, All Other occupational group (BLS 2024), which includes Information Technology Project Managers.
| Salary Percentile | Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level (10th percentile) | $52,650 |
| Median | $108,970 |
| Top Earners (90th percentile) | $176,800 |
Workers Employed Nationally: 439,380
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If you're interested in this career, you might also consider:
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Computer and Information Systems Managers
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Software Developers
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Computer Systems Analysts
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.