Roles and Responsibilities

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Overview

• Roles and Responsibilities Break Down– Project Roles, Functional Roles, and Responsibilities• Executive Sponsor• Project Sponsor• Project Manager• Business Process Owner• Etc.

Project Name Project ID Project Manager

Business Process Owner Project Sponsor Project Executive Sponsor

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Understanding your Headings

• Project Role– Title of role of which the person is being assigned to

• Functional Role– Definition of project role and their purpose

• Responsibilities– An overview of tasks given to each project role

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ROLES

Project Role Functional Role Responsibilities

Executive Sponsor Example

• Someone usually of higher rank within the project• Provides financial resources for the project• Creates Vision• Ensures Executive Support• Ensures Project’s Success

Executive Sponsor The person that provides the financial resources for the project and ensures executive support across the organization.

Name of Executive Sponsor Champions the Project Creates Vision & Objectives for Project Obtains Executive Management Buy-in & Resource Support Ensures Project’s Success Signs Project Charter and Project Closing Report

Technical Manager Example

• Not all projects will need/have a Technical Manager• Management authority over technical unit• Provide qualified technical resources• Prioritize technical resource workloads

Technical Manager The person with management authority over a technical support unit if the project has technical components. The manager of a group that supports a system or performs a service related to a system.

Functional Manager in ICSD/OIMT

Provides project with qualified technical resources and checks technical resources work for accuracy, quality, and timely completion throughout project

Prioritizes technical resource workloads according to enterprise and departmental priorities