Project Roles and Stakeholders Flashcards
What are the roles of top management?
Formulate PM Strategy Create organisational culture that supports PM Approve systems and adapt organisation Give visible status to project Decide how much authority to give PM Make sure everyone has relevant skills
What are the roles of the steering committee?
Responsible for the overall direction and management of the project Communicate with relevant stakeholders Approve major plans Approve major deviations Approve start and end of project phases
What is the definition of a project sponsor?
The person or group who provides and support for the project, program
or portfolio and is accountable for enabling success.
What are the roles of the project sponsor?
They represent management of the project
They have authority over the finances of the project
Can be mentors in the project
What are the roles of the functional manager?
They are the supplier of resources
They develop and maintain the technical capacity and quality of their departments
They are responsible to the PM for the quality of the technical inputs of their dept
They are the guardian of functional skill
How does the functional manager develop and maintain the technical capacity of their department?
They select the appropriate technology
They authorize work release and quantity
What are the roles of the team members
They report to the PM
They are technical experts and represent their departments
The PM depends on their abilities
What is a project manager?
The person assigned by the organization to achieve the project goal. by getting the right thing delivered on time and within budget.
Name one misconception of a project manager.
One misconception is that he must be skilled in all the
technical matters of the project.
In fact he is accountable for the quality of the product to the client and cannot be responsible for the quality of the functional inputs.
Name the roles of a project manager.
Integrate Communication Hub Central decision maker Motivator Evangelist Entrepreneur
Discuss the integrate role of the project manager.
The PM must integrate everyone and everything to achieve the project goal.
Discuss the communication hub role of the project manager.
They are the funnel through which most reports, complaints, memoranda and requests flow.
Discuss the motivator role of the project manager.
They need to be able to foster enthusiasm, team spirit and confidence.
Discuss the Central decision maker role of the project manager.
They set the scope, direction, allocate resources, coordinate tasks and create the WBS, schedule and budget.
Discuss the evangelist role of the project manager.
They build faith in the project, its value and workability.
