Information Technology Project Managers
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.
39 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
Interactive Media Project Manager
Internet Project Manager
IT Manager (Information Technology Manager)
IT Program Manager (Information Technology Program Manager)
IT Project Manager (Information Technology Project Manager)
IT Supervisor (Information Technology Supervisor)
Network Operations Project Manager
Network Services Project Manager
Planning Management IT Specialist (Planning Management Information Technology Specialist)
Programming Development Project Manager
Project Management IT Specialist (Project Management Information Technology Specialist)
Project Manager (PM)
Release Manager
Scrum Master
Software Development Project Manager
Software Project Manager
Systems Development Manager
Technical Manager
Technical Project Manager
Technology Manager
Technology Project Manager
Transition Program Manager
Web Site Project Manager
Website Project Manager
Salary Information
Information Technology Project Managers: $108,970 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Analyze security of systems, network, or data. | Analysis |
| Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies. | Analysis |
| Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. | Analysis |
| Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met. | General |
| Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues. | General |
| Collect data about customer needs. | General |
| Participate in staffing decisions. | General |
| Identify information technology project resource requirements. | General |
| Assign duties or work schedules to employees. | General |
| Prepare analytical reports. | General |
| Supervise information technology personnel. | Management |
| Manage information technology projects or system activities. | Management |
| Coordinate resource procurement activities. | Management |
| Manage budgets for appropriate resource allocation. | Management |
| Monitor financial information. | Maintenance |
| Develop detailed project plans. | Development |
| Develop information communication procedures. | Development |
| Develop guidelines for system implementation. | Development |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| AJAX | Web platform development software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Ansible software | Expert system software |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Atlassian Confluence | Project management software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bash | Operating system software |
| C | Development environment software |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Chef | Configuration management software |
| Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software |
| Django | Web platform development software |
| Docker | Application server software |
| Drupal | Web platform development software |
| Eclipse IDE | Development environment software |
| Epic Systems | Medical software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Git | File versioning software |
| GitHub | Application server software |
| Go | Development environment software |
| Google Angular | Web platform development software |
| Google Docs | Word processing software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | Cloud-based management software |
| JUnit | Program testing software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript Object Notation JSON | Web platform development software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Marketo Marketing Automation | Sales and marketing software |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software |
| Microsoft ASP.NET | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS | Enterprise application integration software |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software |
| Microsoft Team Foundation Server | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Teams | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Node.js | Web platform development software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE | Development environment software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software |
| PHP | Web platform development software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Puppet | Configuration management software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| R | Object or component oriented development software |
| React | Web platform development software |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Operating system software |
| Red Hat OpenShift | Application server software |
| Ruby | Development environment software |
| SAP ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Scala | Object or component oriented development software |
| Selenium | Program testing software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| Splunk Enterprise | Cloud-based management software |
| Spring Boot | Application server software |
| Spring Framework | Web platform development software |
| Swift | Object or component oriented development software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| UNIX Shell | Operating system software |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software |
| 24SevenOffice Project | Project management software |
| 3M Post-it App | Word processing software |
| AEC Software FastTrack Schedule | Project management software |
| AMS REALTIME Projects | Project management software |
| Actano Rplan | Project management software |
| Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software |
| AnthillPro | Development environment software |
| Apache Ant | Development environment software |
| Apache Continuum | Development environment software |
| Apache Groovy | Object or component oriented development software |
| Apache Gump | Development environment software |
| Apache HTTP Server | Portal server software |
| Apache Struts | Web platform development software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Ascensio Systems TeamLab | Project management software |
| Assembla | Project management software |
| AtTask | Project management software |
| Atlassian Bamboo | Enterprise application integration software |
| Automation Centre TrackerSuite.Net | Project management software |
| Backbone.js | Web platform development software |
| Basecamp | Project management software |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Blackboard software | Computer based training software |
| BrightWork pmPoint | Project management software |
| CA Technologies CA Clarity PPM for IT Governance | Project management software |
| CS Odessa ConceptDraw Project | Project management software |
| Central Desktop | Project management software |
| Cisco IOS | Operating system software |
| Citrix cloud computing software | Access software |
| Clarity Systems IBM Clarity | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Clarizen | Project management software |
| Code hosting software | Application server software |
| Collaborative application lifecycle management ALM software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Common business oriented language COBOL | Development environment software |
| Continuous integration software | File versioning software |
| Countersoft Gemini | Project management software |
| CruiseControl | Development environment software |
| Customer information control system CICS | Transaction server software |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Delphi Technology | Financial analysis software |
| Digital Crew Teamwork Project Manager | Project management software |
| Disarea 5pm | Project management software |
| Document management system software | Document management software |
| Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML | Web platform development software |
| Edulastic | Computer based training software |
| ElectricCloud ElectricCommander | Development environment software |
| Element Software Copper | Project management software |
| Endeavour Agile ALM | Project management software |
| Enterprise JavaBeans | Web platform development software |
| Experience in Software Project KickStart | Project management software |
| Ext JS | Web platform development software |
| Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML | Web platform development software |
| FinalBuilder | Development environment software |
| Fog Creek Software FogBugz | Development environment software |
| Forum One Communications ProjectSpaces | Project management software |
| GanttProject | Project management software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Google Meet | Video conferencing software |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | Medical software |
| Hewlett Packard HP-UX | Operating system software |
| Hewlett Packard LoadRunner | Program testing software |
| Human resource management software HRMS | Human resources software |
| HyperOffice Collaboration Suite | Project management software |
| IBM Domino | Communications server software |
| IBM InfoSphere DataStage | Enterprise application integration software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| IBM Power Systems software | Enterprise system management software |
| IBM Rational Build Forge | Development environment software |
| IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM | Configuration management software |
| IBM WebSphere | Cloud-based management software |
| InLoox | Project management software |
| Integrated development environment IDE software | Development environment software |
| Intellisys Project Desktop | Project management software |
| Intland Software codeBeamer | Project management software |
| JamBoard | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| JetBrains Team City | Development environment software |
| Job control language JCL | Operating system software |
| Jupyter Notebook | Object or component oriented development software |
| KOffice.org Kplato | Project management software |
| Kforge | Enterprise system management software |
| Kidasa Milestones Professional | Project management software |
| KommandCore | Project management software |
| KornShell | Operating system software |
| LAMP Stack | Web platform development software |
| LexisNexis | Information retrieval or search software |
| LiquidPlanner | Project management software |
| LogMeIn GoToMeeting | Video conferencing software |
| Logic Software Easy Projects.NET | Project management software |
| LuntBuild | Development environment software |
| MPI Micro Planner X-Pert | Pattern design software |
| Madrigal Soft Tools Delegator | Project management software |
| MatchWare MindView | Pattern design software |
| McAfee | Transaction security and virus protection software |
| Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft ActiveX | Object or component oriented development software |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Exchange | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft OneNote | Word processing software |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript | Development environment software |
| Mind mapping software | Pattern design software |
| MindGenius | Pattern design software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| MinuteMan Systems MinuteMan Project Management Software | Project management software |
| Nagios | Network monitoring software |
| NetSuite ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Ninian Huddle | Project management software |
| NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software | Transaction security and virus protection software |
| NovaMind Merlin Project Manager | Pattern design software |
| O3spaces Workplace | Document management software |
| Objective C | Object or component oriented development software |
| OfficeWork Software TurboProject | Project management software |
| Open Dynamics Collabtive | Project management software |
| OpenMake Software Meister | Development environment software |
| OpenMake Software Mojo | Development environment software |
| Oracle E-Business Suite Financials | Financial analysis software |
| Oracle Eloqua | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Oracle Fusion Applications | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware | Enterprise application integration software |
| Oracle Hyperion | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP | Web platform development software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Project Management | Project management software |
| Oracle Solaris | Operating system software |
| Oracle Taleo | Human resources software |
| Oracle WebLogic Server | Application server software |
| Palbridge Ubidesk | Project management software |
| Perforce Helix software | Configuration management software |
| Planbox | Project management software |
| Planview Process Builder | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Project Manager Online ProjectManager.com | Project management software |
| Project portfolio management PPM software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Project-Open | Project management software |
| Project.net | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| ProjectLibre | Project management software |
| Projecturf | Project management software |
| Red Hat WildFly | Application server software |
| Redmine | Project management software |
| Resource management software | Mobile location based services software |
| Ruby on Rails | Web platform development software |
| SAP Business Objects | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Salesforce Visualforce | Graphical user interface development software |
| Scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Sciforma | Project management software |
| Screencast-O-Matic | Video creation and editing software |
| SharedPlan Software SharedPlan Pro | Project management software |
| Siemens Teamcenter | Project management software |
| Skype | Desktop communications software |
| SmartBear Software Automated Build Studio | Development environment software |
| Smartsheet | Project management software |
| Standpipe Studios Vertabase | Project management software |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |
| Stylite eGroupWare | Project management software |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |
| TaskJuggler | Project management software |
| Tax software | Accounting software |
| TeamDynamixHE | Project management software |
| Tenrox Project Workforce Management | Project management software |
| The Omni Group OmniPlan | Project management software |
| ThoughtWorks Studio Mingle | Project management software |
| Tigris Cabie | Development environment software |
| Ubuntu | Operating system software |
| Unawave | Project management software |
| Unified modeling language UML | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
| VMware | Clustering software |
| VSCOnline VPMi | Project management software |
| Veritas NetBackup | Backup or archival software |
| Version control software | File versioning software |
| Virtual private networking VPN software | Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
| Vitria M3O Operational Intelligence | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software | Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software |
| WBS Goplan | Project management software |
| Wireshark | Network monitoring software |
| Zoho Projects | Project management software |
| dotProject | Project management software |
| easyCIS | Development environment software |
| i-lign | Project management software |
| pm ase QuickBuild | Development environment software |
| web2project | Project management software |
| ServiceNow | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software |
| Apache Hive | Data base management system software |
| Apache Spark | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Elasticsearch | Data base management system software |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| Hibernate ORM | Object oriented data base management software |
| IBM DB2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS | Data base reporting software |
| MongoDB | Data base management system software |
| MySQL | Data base management system software |
| NoSQL | Data base management system software |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software |
| Oracle PL/SQL | Data base management system software |
| PostgreSQL | Object oriented data base management software |
| Slack | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| Transact-SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Airtable | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Kinesis | Data base management system software |
| Apache Pig | Data base management system software |
| Apache Solr | Data base management system software |
| Canonical Launchpad | Data base user interface and query software |
| Daptiv PPM | Data base user interface and query software |
| Edgewell Trac | Data base user interface and query software |
| Feng Office Collaboration Platform | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Glasscubes | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Hewlett Packard HP Project Portfolio Management Solution | Data base user interface and query software |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Issue tracking system software | Data base user interface and query software |
| MantisBT | Data base user interface and query software |
| MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Objective Decision Contactizer Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Oracle JDBC | Data base user interface and query software |
| Planisware | Data base user interface and query software |
| QSM SLIM Suite | Data base user interface and query software |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Quest Erwin Data Modeler | Metadata management software |
| QuickBase business management software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Relational database management software | Data base management system software |
| SAP Crystal Reports | Data base reporting software |
| Wrike | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Xplanner | Data base user interface and query software |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system |
| Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Experience Manager Developer | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO | College of Healthcare Information Management Executives | Not Available |
| Certified Business Professional - Project Management | International Business Training Association | Not Available |
| Certified IT Consultant | Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified IT Professional | Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Information Professional | Association for Information and Image Management | Not Available |
| Certified Information Security Manager | Information Systems Audit and Control Association | Not Available |
| Certified Information Systems Auditor | Information Systems Audit and Control Association | Not Available |
| Certified International Project Manager | American Academy of Project Management | Not Available |
| Certified Internet Webmaster | Webmaster Certification Online | Not Available |
| Certified Journeyman Electronics Technician | ETA International | Not Available |
| Certified Scrum Developer | Scrum Alliance | Not Available |
| Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Alliance | Not Available |
| Certified Scrum Product Owner | Scrum Alliance | Not Available |
| Certified Scrum Professional | Scrum Alliance | Not Available |
| Certified Senior Technology Manager | Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering | Not Available |
| Certified Technology Manager | Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering | Not Available |
| Cloud Technology Associate Certification | Cloud Credential Council | Not Available |
| Cloud Technology Associate+ Certification | Cloud Credential Council | Not Available |
| CompTIA Project+ | Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) | Not Available |
| Construction Documents Technologist | Construction Specifications Institute | Not Available |
| Data Governance and Stewardship Professional - Executive Management | Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals | Not Available |
| ESD Aerospace & Defense Engineer Certification | National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Solution Expert | F5 | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Solutions Expert, Cloud certification | F5 | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Technology Specialist in APM | F5 | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Technology Specialist in ASM | F5 | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Technology Specialist in LTM | F5 | Not Available |
| F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP DNS | F5 | Not Available |
| GIAC Certified Project Manager | Global Information Assurance Certification | Not Available |
| GIAC Security Leadership Certification | Global Information Assurance Certification | Not Available |
| HDI Certified Instructor | HDI | Not Available |
| HDI Certified Support Center Team Lead | HDI | Not Available |
| HDI Desktop Support Manager | HDI | Not Available |
| HDI Problem Management Professional | HDI | Not Available |
| IBM Certified Deployment Professional - FileNet P8 V5.5.3 | IBM Corporation | Not Available |
| IBM Certified Specialist - AI Enterprise Workflow V1 | IBM Corporation | Not Available |
| IBM Certified Specialist - Rational DOORS Next Generation | IBM Corporation | Not Available |
| ISTQB Agile Technical Tester Certification | American Software Testing Qualifications Board | Not Available |
| Information Technology Security | ETA International | Not Available |
| Master Project Manager | Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants | Not Available |
| Oracle Product Lifecycle Management 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist Certification | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Project Management Cloud 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| PMI Agile Certified Practitioner | Project Management Institute | Not Available |
| Portfolio Management Professional | Project Management Institute | Not Available |
| Professional Cloud Administrator Certification | Cloud Credential Council | Not Available |
| Professional Cloud Security Manager Certification | Cloud Credential Council | Not Available |
| Professional Collaboration Engineer | Google Inc. | Not Available |
| Project Management Professional | Project Management Institute | Not Available |
| Project Manager Ebusiness | American Academy of Project Management | Not Available |
| Registered Telecommunications Project Manager | Building Industry Consulting Service International | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Commerce Cloud Business User | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Field Service Management 2005 | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Associate - SAP Activate Project Manager | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |
| WOW Certified Web Consultant | World Organization of Webmasters | Not Available |
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