Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company, PassMyInterview.com.
In this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass an IT Project Manager interview. It does
not matter which organization or company you are applying to join as IT Project Manager
interview, please do watch this tutorial from beginning to end because it's going to make
a big difference to your preparation. Now, before I get into the tips and the high scoring
answers. A very warm welcome to this tutorial. My name is Richard MacMunn. I've been helping
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with each other as well. Thank you. Okay. Let's get straight in to these I.T. project
manager interview questions and answers. I'm going to give you a question. Tell you what
it is. And then I will give you a SUGGESTED ANSWER that you can use to create your own
to help you be the standout candidate for your interview. The first question is going
to be: Tell me about yourself? This gets you started. It gets you off on the right footing
during your interview, providing that you give a strong answer. Here is my suggested
answer to that question. “I am a highly experienced, organized and focused IT project
manager who has all the necessary qualities and attributes to achieve this companies objective.
In previous roles I have often been required to plan tough IT projects in line with preset
governance frameworks and complex technical requirements, all whilst working in collaboration
with other staff members, departments and stakeholders. I would say my passion for both
IT and project management makes me the ideal candidate for this position. If you hire me,
you have my utmost reassurance every IT project I undertake on your behalf will be delivered
on time, with the minimum of stress and problems, and most importantly, to the required standards
and specifications.” You can either pause the video and take a note of what I've created
there for you to help you with your own response. Or if you stick around, I will tell you at
some stage where you can download my full set of IT project management interview questions
and answers. Question number two: Why do you want to work for our company as an IT project
manager? This question is guaranteed to come up. Here is my suggested answer. “I want
to work for your company as IT project manager because the manner in which you conduct your
business is in line with the same high standards and ethics I possess from a professional perspective.
Becoming a competent IT project manager takes many years’ of hard work, training and commitment,
and to work for a company of your stature and standing within the industry it serves
would be an honor. Furthermore, during my research I managed to speak to current serving
employees, and they too confirmed that you are forward-thinking, supportive of your staff
and have exciting and ambitious plans for the future. I would like to be a part of those
plans as your IT project manager and I feel I can bring something new, fresh and positive
to the team.” That’s a great answer to that question! Question number three of your
IT project manager interview: What skills do you have that will make you a strong IT
project manager? This is assessing your understanding of the role, but more importantly, what skills
and qualities are needed to really excel within the position. Here is my suggested answer.
“The skills I possess include being a very strong communicator. I am someone who can
get the most from a team by using positive, motivational and concise communication skills.
I also possess the necessary technical levels of expertise, so if any member of the team
is struggling, or they need IT technical guidance, I can provide it. I am a solid decision-maker
who is not afraid to make unpopular leadership decisions, when needed, in the best interests
of your organization. I also have exceptional planning and organizational capabilities;
I will always remain cool under pressure, and I will always focus intently on the specific
IT project objectives. Finally, I have an obsessive approach to ensuring all projects
are on delivered on time, without excuses and to the necessary standards and specifications.”
Next question of your IT project manager interview. Talk me through the steps you would follow
when setting up an important IT project? This is a really common interview question during
the IT project manager interview. We want to make sure that we provide a concise and
logical answer to this question. Now, you may have your own way of setting up different
projects, but here is my suggested answer for you. “I would follow six main steps
when setting up any important IT project. Step 1 would be to MEET WITH THE PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
to establish who is affected by the results of the project. This would be important as
I would need to know the exact goals and objectives of the project I would be responsible for.
Step 2 includes SETTING DEFINITIVE PROJECT OBJECTIVES – basically, what do I need to
achieve and by when? Step 3 would be to ASCERTAIN THE PROJECT DELIVERABLES. How are we going
to get to where we need to be and by utilizing which recourses? Every IT project requires
a different set of resources. Step 4 would be to CREATE A SCHEDULE that everyone within
the project team was signed up to. Step 5 would be to CONDUCT A PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT
– what are the foreseeable issues, and how do we get around these? Finally, step 6 would
be to meet up again with the project stakeholders to PRESENT THE PLAN, obtain clearance and
then commence work.” I like that because you have a certain number of steps that you
are going to follow when setting up any important I.T. project. Okay. Now, I do have two more
questions to work through, so please do stick around, but as I said at the beginning, if
you want to download my full set of IT project manager interview questions and answers, there
is a link that has appeared right there in the top right hand corner of this video. If
you click that when you are ready, it will take you through to my website where you can
download my full set of questions and tips and answers to help you pass your interview!
Next question. What is an IT project governance framework? OK. So this is usually used in
larger organizations, but it will be good to know exactly what one is. Here we go. “An
IT project governance framework is a method for ensuring an organization can implement,
manage and monitor IT governance to ensure it meets its objectives. The framework is
a highly effective way for ensuring all resources and processes are used properly within an
organization. A governance framework will normally consist of a SPONSOR, which can be
the IT project manager, a PROPER AND ROBUST PLAN, REPORTING MECHANISMS, and also SETTING
TEAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The framework also provides scope for making sure LESSONS
ARE LEARNED following every IT project and also giving an organization the reassurance
that ineffective IT projects are stopped immediately and therefore resources are not unduly wasted.”
Next question of your interview. What are the pros and cons of a matrix organizational
structure in IT project management? What are the pros and cons of a matrix organizational
structure in IT project management? Here is my answer. “A matrix organizational structure
is where project teams have various different functions and disciplines that support the
same project. It is different to a normal hierarchy structure in the fact that you get
a variety of different skills all blended into one under the control of the IT project
manager. The advantages of this type of structure include the fact you have lots of talent and
skills to draw from; there is less downtime during the project because you always have
sufficient resources, and you also get to control the methods by which everyone works
by. However, the main advantage is you can often get conflict within the team and it
can be hard to access the right resource for your particular element of the project when
needed because they may be required elsewhere.” If you would like to download my full set
of IT Project Manager Interview Questions and Answers, click that link in the top-right
hand corner, or go to my website PassMyInterview.com. Don't forget to connect to me on LinkedIn.
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