Define Resourcing Requirements
Define Project Organisation Roles and Responsibilities
Individual Roles
- Executive sponsor
- Project owner
- Project manager
- Project champion
- Technical team leader
- Other project resources
Group Roles
Establish project Steering Committee, project office and relevant logistics
- Office space, supplies
- Administrative support
- Computer/network access
- Transport and lodging
Role of Steering Committee
- Approves the project charter
- Provides overall direction to the project
- Co-ordinates the use of enterprise resources
- Reviews and approves work plans and deliverables
- Ensures that project results meet the organisation’s business requirements
- Ensures that appropriate standards are met
Composition of Steering Committee
- 4-8 members = executives of the business area
- Include the Executive Sponsor, the Project Owner, optionally the Project Champion and a representative from each business area affected
Conduct Project Team Orientation
- Review proposal and work plan tasks
- Confirm team organisation (roles and responsibilities) and deliverable flow
- Confirm key project dates and schedules
- Review/learn project software and tools
- Confirm issue identification and resolution approach
- Confirm status reporting requirements and mutual expectations
- Confirm documentation approach and organisation
- Establish relevant expense reimbursement policies
- Develop and implement required quality management and measurement program
Agree staff objectives & evaluation procedures
- Clarify development objectives for staff
- Agree performance criteria
- Agree what skills are required and which need to be developed.
