Will “Software Project Manager” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Unknown Chance of Automation

Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?

Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1199.09

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Information Technology Project Managers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Software Project Manager”

Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
Assess current or future customer needs and priorities through communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
Establish and execute a project communication plan.

Related Technology & Tools

Tablet computers
Application servers
Desktop computers
Multi-line telephone systems
Smartphones
Universal serial bus USB flash drives
Laptop computers
Web servers
Personal computers
Laser printers

Element Software Copper
Digital Crew Teamwork Project Manager
FinalBuilder
Resource management software
NovaMind Merlin Project Manager
VSCOnline VPMi
FileMaker Pro
Planbox
C
GanttProject
PostgreSQL
jQuery
Microsoft .NET Framework
Stylite eGroupWare
MicroStrategy
Tableau
IBM DB2
Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
BrightWork pmPoint
Madrigal Soft Tools Delegator
OpenMake Software Mojo
Eclipse IDE
Actano Rplan
Oracle Java
Splunk Enterprise
Virtual private networking VPN software
Redmine
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
Assembla
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
Project Manager Online ProjectManager.com
Apache Pig
JavaScript
SharedPlan Software SharedPlan Pro
Perforce Helix software
Google Analytics
Transact-SQL
IBM Domino
MantisBT
LiquidPlanner
Scheduling software
InLoox
Apache Hive
dotProject
SAS
Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
Feng Office Collaboration Platform
Apache Struts
Python
Minitab
Mind mapping software
Microsoft SQL Server
Apache Subversion SVN
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
Extensible markup language XML
C++
MPI Micro Planner X-Pert
ProjectLibre
TaskJuggler
Epic Systems
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
Apache Hadoop
LuntBuild
Sybase
Ruby
Qlik Tech QlikView
Salesforce software
Objective C
IBM WebSphere MQ
Job control language JCL
IBM Power Systems software
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
SAP
CA Erwin Data Modeler
Code hosting software
Kidasa Milestones Professional
Oracle PL/SQL
Apache Solr
CA Technologies CA Clarity PPM for IT Governance
Oracle WebLogic Server
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
Kforge
Apache Cassandra
Google AngularJS
easyCIS
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Standpipe Studios Vertabase
LexisNexis
Advanced business application programming ABAP
Ascensio Systems TeamLab
Collaborative application lifecycle management ALM software
Microsoft ActiveX
Linux
Experience in Software Project KickStart
Vitria M3O Operational Intelligence
Git
Drupal
Hypertext markup language HTML
McAfee
StataCorp Stata
Disarea 5pm
Delphi Technology
Oracle Fusion Applications
Microsoft PowerShell
Issue tracking system software
Apple Final Cut Pro
KommandCore
Amazon DynamoDB
Ext JS
KornShell
Microsoft SharePoint
JetBrains Team City
MatchWare MindView
Veritas NetBackup
Project-Open
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Publisher
Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Autodesk Revit
pm ase QuickBuild
Project portfolio management PPM software
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
Endeavour Agile ALM
Planview Process Builder
Nagios
Unified modeling language UML
Forum One Communications ProjectSpaces
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
SAP Crystal Reports
Ubuntu
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Project Management
Hewlett Packard HP Project Portfolio Management Solution
IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM
web2project
UNIX
IBM Rational Build Forge Enterprise
Microsoft Word
MindGenius
IBM Notes
Logic Software Easy Projects.NET
Teradata Database
Amazon Kinesis
Canonical Launchpad
AnthillPro
NetSuite ERP
Red Hat WildFly
MySQL
OpenMake Software Meister
IBM WebSphere
37Signals Basecamp
IBM Cognos Impromptu
Palbridge Ubidesk
Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
Automation Centre TrackerSuite.Net
Ruby on Rails
Puppet
Swift
Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE
Apache Tomcat
Cisco IOS
Oracle JDBC
Tenrox Project Workforce Management
Apache Maven
Apache Continuum
SPSS
CruiseControl
Integrated development environment IDE software
Microsoft Visual Basic
Projecturf
Common business oriented language COBOL
Microsoft Office
KOffice.org Kplato
Intland Software codeBeamer
Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
Autodesk AutoCAD
O3spaces Workplace
ThoughtWorks Studio Mingle
Cascading Style Sheets CSS
Microsoft Outlook
Atlassian JIRA
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Symantec
Citrix
Tigris Cabie
Open Dynamics Collabtive
Oracle Solaris
Microsoft PowerPoint
Relational database management software
TeamDynamixHE
MinuteMan Systems MinuteMan Project Management Software
Intuit QuickBase
ElectricCloud ElectricCommander
AJAX
Project.net
R
Fog Creek Software FogBugz
Clarizen
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Oracle PeopleSoft
CS Odessa ConceptDraw Project
OfficeWork Software TurboProject
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
SmartBear Software Automated Build Studio
MongoDB
Apache HTTP Server
Countersoft Gemini
Edgewell Trac
Oracle Hyperion
Microsoft Exchange Server
AMS REALTIME Projects
Objective Decision Contactizer Pro
Xplanner
AtTask
Unawave
The Omni Group OmniPlan
Customer information control system CICS
Siemens Teamcenter
Daptiv PPM
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Dynamics
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Zoho Projects
Microsoft Project
Enterprise JavaBeans
HyperOffice Collaboration Suite
C#
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Smartsheet
Wireshark
LAMP Stack
Apache Gump
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Continuous integration software
i-lign
Node.js
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
WBS Goplan
AEC Software FastTrack Schedule for Windows
Spring Framework
NoSQL
Data entry software
Microsoft Visio
Hibernate ORM
Version control software
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
QSM SLIM Suite
Glasscubes
Intellisys Project Desktop
Structured query language SQL
ESRI ArcGIS software
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Oracle Eloqua
Ninian Huddle
Human resource management software HRMS
Sciforma
SAP Business Objects
Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
Document management system software
Clarity Systems IBM Clarity
24SevenOffice Project
Planisware
Microsoft Access
Wrike
Central Desktop