IT Project Manager in Washington, DC

IT Project Manager job description

IT project managers provide strategic leadership and planning for program and portfolio management, aligning skills and resources, as well as monitoring, managing, and controlling company projects. They exercise independent judgment in overseeing system development and implementation according to prescribed methodology and standards. The job requires knowledge of the policies, methods, and procedures of the company and of the fields of information technology and project management. Incumbents coordinate or oversee the activities of other employees, identifying, prioritizing, authorizing, managing, and controlling projects and programs to achieve strategic business objectives. Employers look for a bachelor’s degree in an IT- or business-related field, a background in application development, and five or more years of experience managing complex projects.

Typical IT project manager duties:

Managing large, long-range or multiple complex IT application development projects

Setting project scope, priorities, deadlines and deliverables schedules

Facilitating discussions and consensus among various project stakeholders, such as analysts, applications programmers and clients

Managing and monitoring project budgets and expenditures

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Agile Scrum

Budgeting

Business requirements gathering

Change management

Documentation

Executive communication

Reporting

Resource allocation

Risk management

Sprint planning

User acceptance testing

Vendor management

Salary for IT Project Manager in Washington, DC

139650 - 198835

Low

139650

The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is still developing core skills.

Mid

165253

The candidate has moderate experience in the role or one similar, meets most requirements and may hold transferable skills or relevant certifications.

High

198835

The candidate has extensive experience in the role, demonstrates advanced skills and often brings specialized certifications or industry experience.

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