Roles and Responsibilities

Communication of the roles and responsibilities to Team members is an extremely important action as this ensures clarity and knowledge for their future work on the project.  Reaffirming these responsibilities throughout the Project is a good practice to have.  It also might be necessary that throughout the Project that the Project Manager speaks with Team Members' Line Managers just to ensure that the information flow is working as it should. Escalation path for a poor performing Team Member is to their Line Manager.

Project Sponsor: Responsible for Overall executive responsibility for the project:

1. Visible and lead from the top
2. Commitment to new ways of working
3. Approves budget and set priorities
4. Belief & energy to "stay the course"
5. Manage and influence stakeholders
6. Ensure resources are committed
OWNS PROJECT BRIEF AND PROJECT INITIATION DOCUMENT (PID)

Project Board:

1. Agree PID, Project Plan, Budget and Timelines
2. Resolution of any issues escalated by Project Manager
3. Communication of any challenges that may have impact onto project to Project Manager
4. Provide strategic direction & guidance within project
5. Review and Approve Project Completion Document
6. Review and assess current stage
APPROVES NEXT STAGE(S)

Project Manager:  Accountable for achieving project objectives:

1. Create and executes project management plan
2. Delivers the project objectives on time, within budget and to specified quality
3. Plans, monitors and controls
4. Builds the team and manages the people
5. Escalates problems
6. Administration of Project
OWNS PROJECT PLAN

Project Team: Responsible to Project Manager:

1. Undertake project tasks/ work packages
2. Provide specialist and expert knowledge
3. Deliver work packages to required quality, cost and timescale
4. Aligns to prescribed organisational structure and ways of working
5. Communicate any workload issues to project manager
6. Develops underpinning processes
7. Disseminating information on the project to appropriate staff within their department
8. Should be adaptable to change

DELIVER WORK PACKAGE(S)