Introducing projects- Project Roles

Question 1

What is a typical project org structure

Answer 1

Users/sponsors/suppliers» project manager/PMO»project team members

Question 2

What are the different organisational roles in a project (Hint: there are 7)

Answer 2

1.project sponser
2.project manager
3.governance board
4.project team members
5.end users
6.product owner
7.Project Management office (PMO)

Question 3

What is a project sponsors role?

Answer 3

1.accountable for success
2.chairs governance board
3.responsible for initiating the project and appointing PM
4.responsible for reporting success
5.responsible for monitoring high level progress
6.responsbile for terminating
7.determines time, cost and quality
8.providing support to PM

Question 4

What is the role of a PM?

Answer 4

1. Plans and manages project
   2.allocates work to project members
   3.implements project plan and process
   4.reporting on progress progress
2. escalates thing to sponsor when needed
3. delivers project output within constraints
   7.manages stakeholders and suppliers
   8.liaises with uses
   9.motivates

Question 5

What is the role of the Governance board (aka steering group)

Answer 5

1.ensuring projects have a relevant business case and are viable
2.helping with decision making
3.ensure projects follow a life cycle and methodology
4.ensuring effective reporting and escalation
5.ensuring clearly defined roles and responsibilities
6.ensuring quality management

Question 6

What is the role of a team member?

Answer 6

1.support PM
2.help deliver the output on time, to budget and to quality level
3.help identify risk, changes and issues

Question 7

What is the role of the end user? (in my case i think its the purchaser?)

Answer 7

1.defining the project requirement
2.advising on the sustainability of delivered product
3.help PM with handover
4.accepting and operating the deliverable
4. informing the PM of operational changes

Question 8

What is the role of the project owner? (archie!)

Answer 8

1.Defining goal and creating vision
2.communicating with stakeholders to ensure project remains aligned with SW business obj
3. giving feedback to project team on task dependency, constraints and priorities and progress
4. identifying priorities in relation to scope budget and time for stakeholder requirement
5.being the primary communication link between project team and stakeholder
6.providing feedback on progress and delivery performance

Question 9

What is the role of PMO? (think this would be BI)

Answer 9

1.admin support
2.filling
3.reporting
4.document control
5.planning
6.risk control
7.collecting, analysing and reporting on project info