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Please Note that the following Slide text is derived from the content in The Complete Project Management Handbook by Gerald Hill
Project Structure
Aligns PMO with project manager, project team members, and business stakeholders by defining their roles and responsibilities to specify project accountability. Establishes PMO structure and organizational alignment. Develops PM alignment within the relevant organization. Prescribes project team member roles and responsibilities. Defines the stakeholders in the PM environment.
Establish essential project roles and relationships y Specify standard roles for project team members y Facilitate internal business unit relationships y Identify project stakeholders
Introduce PM structure
Review and analyze project organization and structure y Analyze effectiveness of PM organization y Examine effectiveness of project team structure y Identify capability associated with current structure
y Evaluate PM structure options y Implement preferred project team structure y Implement preferred PMO staffing structure
y Develop PMO organizational alignment y Align project managers with PMO y Manage broader stakeholder alignment and participation
The PMO organization and structure function is influenced by organizational culture and established business and operating procedures. Project Office Uses established organizational guidance to align and structure the project team to achieve project objectives. The project office itself represents the first level of organizational alignment and structure above the individual project team member. Mid-range PMO Assumes a progressively more active role in specifying organizational alignment, structure of project managers and project teams, defining relationships between project teams and the PM environment, and expanding the PMO business role and recognition as a business unit. Center of Excellence Analyses the project team structure and alignment to maximize capability in the PM environment.
Project Team Structure Includes the project manager and project team members, external participants, and relationship with the PMO.
Internal-Support Stakeholders
Project participants within the relevant organization that serve as adjunct or part-time project team members. PMO Staff Member - PMO director directs them to implement PMO functionality, develop PM capability, and support project managers/teams to produce project deliverables and accomplish project objectives. Project Resource Manager - Responsible for collaborating with the PMO and project managers to provide qualified project resources. Business Unit Managers - Head business units that routinely provide business support to project managers and the PMO.
New product expert. Human resources manager. Business development manager. Legal adviser/counselor. Procurement/contracts manager.
Customer Stakeholders
Project participants responsible for ensuring that project outcomes fulfill the intended business purpose or need of their organization. Customer Executive - Senior manager in the customer environment with strategic responsibility for project success and authorized project selection and funding. Customer Project Manager - Provides project oversight and control on behalf of the customer's interests and perspectives regarding project success. Customer Project Team Member - Customer representatives that perform technical, business, and PM activities on customer-initiated projects. Customer End Users - Responsible for implementing the project's technical solution in the customer's business environment. Customer Business Manager Responsible for initiating project requests, managing associated project contracts, and approving project deliverables.
Vendor/Contractor Stakeholders
Members of the vendor/contractor organization responsible for ensuring that project outcomes fulfill the offering of the vendor/contractor. Vendor/Contractor Executive - Senior manager in the vendor/contractor organization who holds business responsibility for their product/service offering. Vendor/Contractor Project Manager Leads the vendor/contractor project team in conducting assigned project tasks and achieving the prescribed technical solution to fulfill the vendor/contractor's offer. Vendor/Contractor Project Team Members - Perform technical, business, and PM activities on assigned projects. Vendor/Contractor Business Manager - Vendor/contractor point of contact for project efforts.