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Key Roles in Project Management

The document outlines key roles in project management. The project sponsor funds and owns the project and expects benefits. The project champion advocates for the project. The project manager leads the team, develops the management plan, and ensures delivery on time and budget. The project steering group approves plans, steers the project, and resolves issues.

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Key Roles in Project Management

The document outlines key roles in project management. The project sponsor funds and owns the project and expects benefits. The project champion advocates for the project. The project manager leads the team, develops the management plan, and ensures delivery on time and budget. The project steering group approves plans, steers the project, and resolves issues.

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Key

 Project  Roles
• Project  Sponsor
• Has  the  authority  to  commence  the  project  and  provides  the  
funding.
• Expects  benefits  to  be  realized.
• Some>mes  known  as  the  ‘Owner’.
• Ul>mately  responsible  for  the  success  of  the  project.
• Owns  the  Business  Case.
• Project  Champion
• Advocates  the  project  to  the  sponsor,  making  sure  it  gains  
support  above  others  (usually  a  senior  user  [Link],  
and  can  be  the  Sponsor  also).
• Other  Key  Project  Stakeholders
• Senior  user  representa>ves.
• Specialist  authori>es.
• Other  Stakeholders
• Anyone  else  affected  by  the  project.
Key  Project  Roles

• Project  Manager

         AT  A  MINIMUM

• Leads  the  project  team.


• Develops  /  obtains  approval  for  Project  Management  plan.
• Ensures  the  project  delivers  in  accordance  with  >me,  cost,  
scope,  quality  constraints.
• Monitors  and  controls  the  plan  ac>vi>es,  risks  and  issues.
• Ensures  project  milestones  are  met.
• Manages  changes  to  the  project  scope.
• Keeps  all  stakeholders  informed  of  project  progress.
Key  Project  Roles

• Project  Steering  Group


• Approves  the  PM’s  project  management  plan.
• Steers  the  project  to  a  successful  conclusion.
• Ensures  that  the  project  delivers  an>cipated  benefits.
• Resolves  escalated  issues.
• Removes  obstacles  to  project  delivery.
• Authorizes  changes  to  the  project  scope.

• Steering  Group  Members


• Project  Sponsor.
• Project  Champion.
• Senior  User  Representa>ves.
• Specialist  authori>es.

      The  PM  reports  to  the  Steering  Group

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