Project Roles and Responsibilities

Overview

The role of the project team is to produce project deliverables which are in accordance with the specifications and within the planned budget, resource commitments and time frame. The project team members report to the project manager for work directly related to the project. Responsibilities include:

  • Understand and adhere to project plan
  • Achieve resource schedules and commitments
  • Review and understand work commitments
  • Provide feedback on factors impacting work
  • Produce documented deliverables
  • Assist with project planning

Specific responsibilities are assigned to the following roles within the project team. Note that an individual may hold multiple roles within a project.

Project Roles and Responsibilities
Role Responsibilities
Project Manager
  • Responsible for the project with regards to time, budget, and quality, and facilitates the completion of the project
  • Develops the Project Charter and Project Management Plan (e.g., risk management plan, communication plan, etc.)
  • Manages the project budget, schedule, scope, deliverables, risks; and changes to any of these
  • Staff project with support from the Resource managers and project sponsor
  • Leads and coordinate activities of the project team to meet project objectives
  • Provides progress performance reports to Project Management Office (PMO), Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) lead, or leadership of department executing the project, and stakeholders
  • Serves as liaison to the Steering Committee & Project Sponsor
  • Addresses issues and escalates, as necessary
  • Supervises consultant(s) and vendor(s)
Alternate Project Manager
  • Serves as a backup to the Project Manager in situations where they are unavailable due to various reasons (e.g. family, health, other matters)
  • Same responsibilities as the Project Manager
Project Sponsor
  • Project owner, and highest level of escalation for the Project Manger
  • Provides decision leadership that is outside of the authority and position power of the Project Manager
  • Communicate the vision, goals, and expectations to the team
  • Advocate for the project and the team
  • Facilitate executive-level decisions
  • Help secure resources
  • Keep project aligned to business objectives
  • Address issues outside the project team's authority
  • Bring opportunities that arise within the project to senior management
  • Monitor project outcomes after closure to ensure intended business benefits are realized
Team Lead
  • Assigned to lead & represent the functional business area on the project, act as a single point of contact for the Project Manager & provide direction to the team members in their areas of responsibility.
  • Understands the user needs and business processes of their area
  • Act as consumer advocate in representing their area
  • Communicate project goals, status, and progress throughout the project to personnel in their area
  • Review and approve project deliverables for their area
  • Creates or helps create work product
  • Coordinates participation of work groups, individuals, and stakeholders
  • Provide knowledge and recommendations
  • Helps identify and remove project barriers
  • Assure quality of products that will meet the project goals and objectives
  • Identify risks, issues, and their associated resolutions
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
  • Individual assigned to the project that has an in-depth understanding of the process/system within the project domain
  • Share their in-depth understanding of the business and system processes
  • Provide business expertise on the system functionality related to their job functions
  • Participate actively in all phases of the project including planning and analysis, design, development, testing and implementation, related to their area of expertise
  • Identify test cases and perform user acceptance testing
Technical Resource
  • Resources assigned to perform project tasks
  • Consult with members of the project team to analyze operational procedures, which may include analyze, design, test, and implement enhancements to complex production information systems
  • Design programs, forms, reports, and interfaces
  • Create innovative software applications from scratch using state-of-the-art languages, protocols, and software methodologies
  • Perform unit testing on programs, forms, reports, and interfaces
  • Create and maintain technical documentation on computer-based information systems
  • Update systems data and prepare conversion requirements
  • Provide assistance to customers with software-related issues or problems.
External Resource External resources/Vendors participating in the project.
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