Project management: the project manager

Project Manager

“..the person assigned …to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.”                                                                            (PMBOK, 2008 )

ROLES

—  Understand needs of stakeholders

—  Prepare project plan

—  Co-ordinate project work

—  Build and motivate the team

—  Manage resources

—  Monitor performance and progression

—  Identify (& deal with) risks, problems and issues

—  Prepare relevant reports & documentation

—  Deliver successful results

Project/Programme Management Committee/Board

Wider responsibility….

—  Guide the project

—  Review progress

—  Represent interests of other stakeholders

—  Advise project team

—  Agree changes to project plan

—  Evaluate progress

Stakeholders

“any individual or group with an interest in the project process or outcome”

 Why Use Project Teams?

—  Volume of work

—  Range of Skills

—  Solve problems

—  Collective decisions

—  Riskier decisions

—  Motivation

—  Support

Team development phases:

High performance teams:

—  10 or less members

—  Members volunteer to be on project team

—  Members are on team from beginning to end of project

—  Members are assigned to project full-time

—  Members are part of an organisational culture that fosters co-operation and trust

—  Members report solely to PM

—  All relevant functional areas are represented on the team

—  The project involves a compelling objective

—  Members are located within conversational distance of each other

And culture......