Question

A.John works at Company X as the Director of IT. He has recently authorized the start of a new project to replace an ageing server with a new model. What is the Project Management term for John’s role within the project? Describe the key aspects of the role in your own words.

B.Vijay is responsible for overseeing a group of related projects within an organization. What is the Project Management term for Vijay’s job description? Describe the key aspects of the job description in your own words.

Answer 1

(ANSWER):-The Project Management term for John’s role within the project is Senior Responsible Owner .

The role of the Senior Responsible Owner in Project Managment :-

The Senior Responsible Owner is the owner Of the project and champion.Being responsible for delivery of the project SRO is required to:-

Authorise leadership and provide direction to other members of the Project Board and to the Project Manager

Be aware that all important members of the project are committed to the project and properly represented in the project's organisation structure ·

Also ensure that budget holders and resource owners are committed to the project and that the funds and other resources required are made available when required ·

Be sure that project governance arrangements which have a wide importance are put in place properly ·

Inform senior stakeholders about the current and forecast status of the project the are working on·

receive, consider and act on regular frequent reports/briefings from the Project Manager ·

Conduct round table meetings of the Project Board ·

Be sure that key satke holders of the Project Board understand their roles which is the achievement of required outcomes and benifits from the project.

Ensure that the Project is viewed and analysed on a day to day by project manager.

Be sure that the Project Manager is cautious about the limits of her/his authority and understands that issues outside those limits must be escalated to the SRO at the earliest opportunity.

The Project Management term for Vijay’s job description is Project Manager:-

Project Manager key Roles include:-

On behalf of Senior Responsible Owner the Project Manager will be liable for daily establishment of the project plan and ready to deal with issues that might affect achievement of the plan.

Project Manager require to maintain the Project Initiation Document and submit the document in front of Project Board for approval ·

Project Manager also needs to present any revised versions of the Project Plan and Business Case in front of Project Board for approval ·

Project Manager needs examine operations of the project then identify the issues and take action to deal with the issues which may act as a barrier in project achievement

Project Manager require to prepare a Risk Register/Log and manage risks properly and actively by using resources and approaches within limits of delegated authority ·