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Specific Responsibilities of the Project Manager

October 9, 2008 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Role of the Project Manager

Specific Responsibilities of the Project Manager
By The Office of Government Commerce - OGC, UK

The Project Manager operating within agreed reporting structures (see figure below) is responsible for:

  • Designing and applying an appropriate project management framework for the project (using relevant project standards) incorporating the Gateway review process if required
  • Managing the production of the required deliverables
  • Planning and monitoring the project
  • Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures
  • Preparing and maintaining the Project Plan (or Project Execution Plan), Stage and Exception Plans as required
  • Manage project risks, including the development of contingency plans
  • Liaison with programme management (if the project is part of a programme) and related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
  • Overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary
  • Change control and any required configuration management
  • Reporting through agreed reporting lines on project progress through Highlight Reports and stage assessments
  • Liaison with appointed project assurance roles to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project
  • Adopting technical and quality strategy
  • Identifying and obtain any support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project
  • Managing project administration
  • Conducting end project evaluation to assess how well the project was managed [nb 'post project' is different from 'end of project'] and preparing and end-project report
  • Preparing a Lessons Learned report
  • Preparing any follow-on action recommendations as required

Project Organization - Project Management Reporting Structure

Project Organization - Project Management Reporting Structure

Successful delivery toolkit, the Office of Government Commerce - © Crown Copyright 2008

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