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WHO DOES WHAT IN A PROJECT?
One of the most important pieces of the foundation of a project
is knowing who does what in the project. In today's business
environment, a lot of projects are late or over budget because
the right individuals from the organization are not involved
or directly responsible for the project.
Bellow are the different member of the team. Not all projects
have all the members. Sometime, one person may play multiple
roles on the team
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CUSTOMER |
The customer is individual
or team who will use the output of our project. |
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PROJECT CHAMPION |
Is someone senior in
the organization. Who can make any necessary organizational
changes to make the project succed |
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PROJECT SPONSOR |
Usally works for the
project champion. The sponsor ussually paids for the cost
of the project or owns the application/ process/ or service
being worked on the project. He or she initiaties the
projec. The sponsor is responsible for creating the team
charter. Also, the sponsor is the liason between management
and the project team. |
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PROJECT LEADER/ MANAGER |
The projectt leader is
the liason between the sponsor and the project team. He
or she is responsible for executing the project plan and
communicating to upper management any risk's or cost variances.
The project leader manages the day today tasks of the
project. |
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PROJECT TEAM |
All of the individuals who provide special expertise
to execute individual or group of tasks in the project
plan.
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STAKEHOLDERS |
Stakeholders
are individuals who are directly or inderectly affected
by the process or service created by the project. The
stakeholders usally one pieces or parts of the process. |
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STEERING COMMITEE |
The
steering committee is a group of people with Senior Roles
in the organization who over see the project. These people
have authority in the organization to drive changes or
can influnece change to other senior members of the organization.
The role of the steering committe is to make sure that
the project has the proper resources and backup from senior
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Key Project Players and
What they Do
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