Guide for Project Managers

• Introduction
• Key Responsibilities
• How-to
  • Manage your team
  • Documentation Management
  • Risk Management
  • Prepare for milestones
  • Project Management Tools and Techniques
• Resources for Further Learning

Introduction

A project manager (PM) is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing a project from start to finish. PMs ensure that projects are completed on time, on budget, and meet all requirements. They also act as the main point of communication between clients, vendors, and teammates.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the responsibilities of a project manager include:

• Defining the project: Identifying the project’s goals and scope
• Planning and documenting: Planning and documenting project tasks, and documenting the project’s progress
• Managing resources: Gathering necessary resources and managing all project resources
• Communicating: Communicating with stakeholders and leading progress meetings
• Assessing risks: Anticipating issues the project may encounter and creating a risk matrix to prioritize them
• Troubleshooting: Eliminating blockers and potential risks
• Leading quality assurance: Ensuring top-quality results
• Building a team: Choosing team members with the right skill set and leading them effectively

How-to

Manage your team

• Plan satellite lifecycle
• Organise meetings
• Encourage your team

Documentation Management

• Choose a DMS
• File/ Folder Naming Conventions

Risk Management

• Identify and analyze risks
• Develop a risk management plan
• Communicate and Monitor risks

Prepare for milestones

• Make requirement list for MDR
• Make requirement list for PDR
• Make requirement list for CDR
• Organise Frequency Coordination
• Organise Safety Review
• Organise Flight Readiness Review

Project Management Tools and Techniques

Resources for Further Learning