generation phase Flashcards
who are the members of a project team
- Team members
- Project manager
who are the Members of a steering committee (involved)
- Project owner
- project manager
- project sponsor
who are Members of a steering committee (semi involved)
- functional managers
- operations managers
which people are involved with a project but fall uot of the traditional roles
other stakeholders
what is social contracting
Explicit agreement between project manager and key players about what to expect from each other and how they are going to work together
what is a social contract designed for
Designed for clear communication about the development of the project based upon mutual benefits and agreement.
what are things that a social contract helps with
- What is my/your role
- What are my/your responsibilities
- How do we co-operate
Changing circumstances means renewing contract
what are things a social contract defines
- Boundaries of the project
- The kind of information you will need
- What support and involvement you will need from project owner and organization
what are things a social contract clarifies
- Objectives from the project
- The time schedule
what are things a social conrtact deliminates
- Your role as project manager
what does a social contract state
- The kind of relationship you want to establish with project owner and project team members
what is a project owner
- Single person (never group)
- Owner of project
- Roles
o Decides if approach is logical
o Choses project manager
o Transfers project approach (social contract
what is a project manager
- Single person
- Reports directly to project owner
- Role
o Decides to accept or decline project
o Clarifies mutual expectations and roles
o Watches over agreement (good social contract)
which topics does a social contract touch upon
problems
goal
role expectations
people involved
limits
reporting
other things that need to be agreed upon
what is a stakeholder
people who have interest in the outcome of your project
what is stakeholder management
proactively addressing unique needs and concerns of identified stakeholders
Process of: identifying, understanding, supporting and influencing
why do stakeholders need to be managed
Stakeholders increase readiness to carry out tasks and facilitate success of the project
what is step 1 of the stakeholder analysis
- Brainstorm list of possible shareholders
what is step 2 of the stakeholder analysis
- Describe each shareholder’s stake
what is step 3 of the stakeholder analysis
- How big is their current involvement
what is step 4 of the stakeholder analysis
- How big is their influence
what is step 5 of the stakeholder analysis
- Drop shareholders with low positive interest, involvement and influence
what is step 6 of the stakeholder analysis
- Identify/solve problem areas by looking at critical combinations of interest/involvement/influence
what is step 7 of the stakeholder analysis
- Select stakeholders who will play an important role
who decides the way of reporting a project
a social contract between project owner and project manager
OR only project owner (not nice :( )
