Project Management Frameworks

Question 1

The Overall person in-charge

• Responsible for the overall initiation, execution, and control of the project.
• Accountable for completing or closing the project.
• Applies the lessons learned from previous projects to the current
  project.
• Defines team roles and jobs, leads project planning and monitoring, manages risk, looks for opportunities
• Implement best practices, communicates with the team and stakeholders, promotes client involvement.
• Performs any other tasks required

Answer 1

Project Manager

Question 2

• Responsible for approving deliverables and alterations to the scope of the project
• Providing overall guidance for adhering to strategy
• Obtaining resources and communicating with senior executives
• Reasonably fluid in that additional duties can be added as needed

Answer 2

Executive Steering Committee

Question 3

• Responsible for securing funding and resources for the project
• Champions the project, stays informed in all major project activities (such as the status of deliverables),
• Ultimate decision-maker, has final approval of scope changes, and signs off on approvals
• Any major milestones or jeopardies should be communicated to the Executive Sponsor

Answer 3

Executive Sponsor

Question 4

• Project’s key stakeholder
• Must have a clear vision of what is to be built and communicate
• Understands users, the marketplace, the
  competition, and future trends

Answer 4

Project Owner

Question 5

• Expert in a particular area or topic and provides guidance usually to the Project Owner
• When clarity is needed in understanding a feature and its development
• Project Technical Experts / Advisers

Answer 5

Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Question 6

Responsible for setting the project management standards, providing tools, and acting as a point of contact for the project management team.

Answer 6

Project Management Office or Portfolio Management Office (PMO)

Question 7

Executes tasks and produces deliverables as outlined in the Project Plan and directed by the Project Manager

Answer 7

Project Management Team