Document code: Security level: Effective date: ICT Governance 

PRO-0027.06 Internal 15/01/2019 

For Projects that involve outsourcing of external services or subcontracting of specific tasks / products, the role of Delivery Manager should be supported by representatives of the relevant contractor(s) as necessary. 

## Project Manager (PM) 

The Project Manager is in charge of the planning and execution of the Project, from beginning to end. 

In more detail, the Project Manager is in charge of 

• the analysis of the Project and the planning, monitoring, reporting and execution of the Project. 

• working in co-operation with 

o Service Managers of those services that host the Products the project aims to further develop, 

o Product Managers of the Products that the Project aims to further develop, 

o releasing and deployment personnel, including ADSMs, the Release Manager and the iCAB Change Manager as required (note that for established Services and products the bulk of this co-operation is managed by Service Managers / Change Managers), 

o IT Horizontal Functions, 

o business representatives, and 

o any other party as required for the successful execution of the Project. 

• coordinating the resources allocated to the Project, in particular, by assigning them tasks and deliverables, 

• that proper quality assurance and controls are applied (e.g. implementation of testing policies and guidelines), 

• that security requirements are taken into account in the design and implementation phases, and that relevant security guidelines are followed, 

• that the need for security testing have been assessed, and necessary security tests are performed before the go-live, 

• escalating exceptions and situations requiring Project Board decision making to Project Board, 

• providing communication and reporting on the Project primarily towards the Project management team (Project Board) as required, and 

• managing the contracts related to the execution of the Project, supported by the Information Systems Directorate procurement and financial staff, unless the Contract Manager role has been specifically assigned to another person. 

The Project Manager participates in the Project Board meetings and supports the decision making of the Board. 

For the changes that the project creates, 

• for those areas where there exists a Change Manager (by default the Service Manager if not separately assigned), co-operates with the Change Manager, who is 

