As a project manager, what is the first thing that you check | do on daily basis to manage your project?

A day in the life of a project manager. Given this crucial role is accountable for the day-to-day management of the project within the constraints set out by the project board.

A primary activity done on a daily basis that underpins project success is to ensure that required products and services are designed, developed, assured and delivered in accordance with agreed time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefit performance goals. That is, through continual planning and scheduling for the day, week and month/s ahead (that forms the project stage) with enough lag to accommodate unforeseen business changes. Project control, therefore, occurs daily as progress is more about bidirectional information flows with the project team, key stakeholders and any suppliers than delivery - since communication and engagement is key to collaboration and transparency.

As a project manager, your continually tracking daily burn rate against budget; periodically arranging independent assurance activities as well as identifying, assessing and responding to business, service and environmental risks. Where required, seeking approval from the project board about requests for change to a baseline. Most importantly, however your enabling the required business changes to realise the forecast benefits but above all else, maintaining the project information and evidence to inform decision making.