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Project management





                           Executing the project plan




                             Key roles                               Key problems faced


                             Providing resources                     Ensuring the project sponsor has
                                                                     enough time, focus and authority
                             Approving change requests               for the project
               Project       Aiding risk management                  Understanding the organisational
               sponsor                                               goals
                             Communicate with the rest of the
                             business                                Understanding the scope of the
                                                                     project

                             Managing and motivating project         Managing staff who have other
                             team members                            roles, other managers, a wide
                                                                     range of skills and who may not be
                             Executing the project plan              fully committed to the project and
                                                                     who will not be there for the
                             Monitoring the project                  duration of the project


               Project       Achieving project targets               Ensuring the project sponsor does
               manager                                               not change the constraints
                             Taking control actions when the
                             project is out of control               Convincing the project sponsor to
                                                                     provide sufficient resources
                             Managing project constraints
                                                                     Gaining commitment from
                                                                     departments not involved in the
                                                                     project

                             Execute business and enabling           Transferring relevant skills to the
                             changes                                 project


               Team          Report to the project manager           Focusing on the project instead of
               members                                               day-to-day tasks


                                                                     Understanding project goals,
                                                                     deadlines etc.


               Matrix team structures are often used to provide the required flexibility in team
               members.








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