Customer Management:                                                                                                                                                                   # Actively gathers information on the customer and the customer's requirements/targets
# Involves the customer in decision-making processes and provides regular information on project progress
# Identifies cross-Group business opportunities
# Creates additional business opportunities out of the ongoing project
Proposal/Contract Management
# Is actively involved in the bid phase, analyzing customer requirements and examining their operational feasibility and transferability into a bid
# Examines the bid costing in terms of financial efficiency
# Performs incoming order costing
# Involves the relevant partners in the bid phase
# Ensures that all planning elements (e.g. system structure, work breakdown structure, ... ) are included in the bid phase
# Influences formulation of the necessary contracts
# Ensures that the results of risk assessment are taken into account in contracts and in costing
Risk & Opportunity Management                                                                                                                                                     # Throughout project life cycle, identifies and assesses all risk factors utilizing available divisional checklists (risk analysis)
# Devises suitable strategies for risk mitigation (elimination, reduction)
# Identifies and minimizes non-conformance costs
# Ensures risk monitoring in all project phases
# Throughout project life cycle identifies, assesses, and implements all opportunities for improving results
# Negotiates with stakeholders on Change Requests and incorporates them into contracts  
# Assesses risks in terms of effects on the Division, defines measures/action to be taken and ensures early escalation
Claim Management                                                                                                                                                                          # Involves the project team in the identification of claims
# Assesses contracts in terms of claim-relevant significance, ensures examination by legal expert
# Puts the strategy for making/mitigating claims rigorously into practice
# At an early stage, informs customer, management and project team of scope deviaitons
# At an early stage, identifies and mitigates external claims
# Conducts (jointly with purchasing and sales) negotiations on making/mitigating claims
# Devises (with business coordinators) the strategy for making/mitigating claims
Finance Management                                                                                                                                                                      # Leads the project within the defined time, budget and quality framework to the satisfaction of the customer, ensuring business success and compliance with corporate governance
# Optimizes project profitability
# Has Profit & Loss responsibility for the project, where applicable as defined in the approved Project Agreement
# Performs regular cost controls
# Initiates invoicing according to project progress
# Develops and implements controlling measures
# Takes account of strategic viewpoints and target costing
Project Planning & Controlling, Completion                                                                                                                                       # Handles all PM@Siemens-relevant planning elements and milestone attainments according to project categorization
# Defines procedures and requirements concerning quality management (audits, acceptance checks) according to Q gate system
# Ongoing monitoring of project status, taking into account corporate governance, early identification of discrepancies and initiating targeted measures/action
# Holds regular project status meetings and organizes acceptance of milestone attainment; prepares necessary documents (e.g. concurrent costing)
# Manages acceptance of delivery units and services, performing quality controls
# Organizes customer acceptance tests and final project handover to contract partner(s)
Leadership & Communication                                                                                                                                                                                                         # Ensures targeted and full communication within the project team and with stakeholders (if applicable on international basis)
# Deploys staff in a focussed manner and delegates defined responsibilities and authority. Where applicable agrees targets
# Coaches and controls the team/individual members of staff
# Where applicable, at the end of the project, holds feedback sessions with each directly assigned member of staff, in consultation with his/her manager
# Provides input in the context of EFA/Staff Dialog
# Seeks active feedback (e.g. from members of staff, managers, customers)
# Motivates the project team
Networking                                                                                                                                                                                       # Communicates on a cross-Group/Region level with internal contacts on opportunities for doing further business
Knowledge Management                                                                                                                                                                      # Seeks and actively utilizes sources of information, knowledge and experience, with a view to applying them project-specifically and entrepreneurially
# Analyzes information, knowledge and experience, and maintains accessible project records                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
# Where applicable conducts a project closure meeting and a Lessons Learned Workshop
# Seizes opportunities to learn from others and to exchange experience
# Coaches new project managers/team members according to requirements, as specified by superior