In today's fast-paced digital era, the role of a digital project manager has become increasingly vital. As organizations strive to establish
Understanding Digital Project Management
Digital project management encompasses the planning, execution, and delivery of projects in the digital realm. This includes managing websites, mobile applications, digital marketing campaigns, and other online initiatives. Unlike traditional project management, digital project management requires a deep understanding of digital tools, platforms, and trends to navigate the complexities of the digital landscape effectively.
Key Responsibilities of a Digital Project Manager
A digital project manager wears many hats, ensuring that digital projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Core responsibilities include:
Project Planning and Strategy: Developing comprehensive project plans that outline scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation.
Team Coordination: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including designers, developers, marketers, and content creators, to ensure seamless project execution.
Budget Management: Monitoring project budgets, controlling costs, and ensuring financial objectives are met.
Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies to prevent project derailment.
Stakeholder Communication: Serving as the primary point of contact between stakeholders and the project team, ensuring clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Quality Assurance: Overseeing testing and quality control processes to ensure deliverables meet established standards and client expectations.
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Here at Made, we are always on the look-out for talented and passionate people who can help us on our mission to provide clients with a first-class service.
Over the past few months, we have been lucky enough to find a few such individuals, so over the coming posts, we wanted to introduce you to them officially, whilst also welcoming them into the Made family.
We asked our new starters to answer a few questions to try and learn a little more about them and we thought we would share their answers with you.
First up...
What is your name?
Sam George (only if I am naughty) Harper-Wallis
And where are you from?
Stourbridge
Role:
Digital Project Manager
What is it you do?
In a sentence...
I facilitate the delivery of the scope of a project for Made Media's clients.
In a paragraph…
My job as a project manager involves many different functions: cat herder, scope wrangler, delivery man. As a PM it's my job to watch over and coordinate projects to make sure that we can give the client exactly what they need on time and budget. Day to day this includes project client calls, trello management, testing, SoW writing, sprint briefing, requirement defining, and dependency gathering.
Tell us a little about your professional journey to Made?
In 2010 I went to university in Manchester to study Cellular Molecular Biology. I always had a passion for science, especially biology, so it was an easy choice.
After completing university I started to look for a job so naturally as a newly minted science graduate the obvious choice was to become a recruitment consultant. I did this job for around 6ish months, before being moved into a contracts manager/business manager role to scout out for new business opportunities.
I then fell into a product owner role with a new business being spun out from my company, focusing on supply teachers for the education sector. While working as a product owner, I was also dipping into project management. I really enjoyed this side of the business, so I decided to look for a job with an agency which my mentor at the time suggested would be the best challenge for me.
I moved to a small bespoke agency in Manchester, but I knew I wanted to move back home, so in May 2018 I decided to take an opportunity in Birmingham as a Digital Project Manager, with another agency based in the Jewellery Quarter. During my first year, I worked with some massive clients and really honed my project management skills.
Through this project management work, I started to work with the operations director who helped me implement changes which improved company-wide cohesion. I was then offered a new role that sat between the account and studio team. Here I was the gatekeeper for all things process. The studio process, work request process, support and SLA process. During this time I implemented new processes to improve efficiency. I did this for over half a year but my heart was elsewhere. I wanted to get back in front of clients and deliver great projects which I can be proud of.
In October I had an interview here at Made. We take a really pragmatic approach to development resource and project management which appealed to me. So I was extremely pleased when I was offered the job as a project manager.
I joined in November and so far I am loving every day!
What do you like doing when you're not working?
Mostly cooking, gardening, eating, walking the doggo.
What is your proudest achievement?
I completed Bravo Training in the Army Reserves. I started my 16 days of training at Grantham, getting up at 5 am and going to bed, at some times 11 pm. This wasn’t the hard part, nor the constant exercise or sleeping in the cold or even drills. It was being away from my girlfriend Hannah.
What is your slogan in life?
You can't control people's actions but you can control your reactions to them.
#stoic4life
What is the best thing you’ve ever seen performed?
Cirque du Soleil.
'Alexa...' or 'Hey Google...'?
Hey Google...
If you were an Animated Character, who would you be and why?
My girlfriend helped me answer this as I was struggling - "You're Jimmy Neutron - You have a massive head, not because you're clever, you just have a massive head".
What would the title of your autobiography be?
The man with a massive head.
What is the best thing you've MADE for someone or have had MADE for you?
I make the best lasagne - FACT.