Understand and use the project management standards used by the project Maintain the project documentation in line with the project quality plan. Working Group XX Terms of Reference The Project Working Group is a group of individuals with appropriate and complementary professional, technical or specialist skills that, under the direction of the project manager, are responsible for carrying out the work detailed in the project plan. The Project Working Group is collectively responsible for: Assisting the Project Manager to deliver the projects objectives Within their technical expertise carrying out the elements of the project they are tasked with Ensure all Project Issues are properly reported to the Project Manager Advising the Project Manager if any risks arise that likely to affect delivery of the projects objectives and to be part of the risk reduction process Advise on priorities for development both in terms of what functional areas should be addressed and, if resource-limitations dictate, on how simple or complex solutions should be Ensure that overall project goals are met - eg. time, budget, business requirements Communicate information about the project to the organisation(s) and stakeholder groups as necessary Resolve (where possible) any conflicts escalated by the project team, user or supplier and escalate to Project Board if necessary Input into and approve the end of project report and the lessons learned report. Individual Roles and Responsibilities Project Executive Sponsor The Executive is ultimately responsible for the project, supported by the Senior User and Senior Supplier. The Executive’s role is to ensure that the project is focused throughout its lifecycle on achieving its objectives and delivering a product that will achieve the forecast benefits. The Executive has to ensure that the project gives value for money, ensuring a cost-conscious approach to the project, balancing the demands of business, user and supplier. Throughout the project, the Executive ‘owns’ the business case. Customer / User The customer / user is responsible for specifying the needs of those who will use the final product(s), for user liaison with the project team and for monitoring that the solution will meet those needs within the constraints of the business case in terms of quality, functionality and ease of use. The role represents the interests of all those who will use the final product(s) of the project, those for whom the product will achieve an objective or those who will use the product to deliver benefits. The senior user role commits user resources and monitors products against requirements. If necessary, more than one person may be required to represent the users.
Understand and use the project management standards used by the project Maintain the project documentation in line with the project quality plan. Working Group XX Terms of Reference The Project Working Group is a group of individuals with appropriate and complementary professional, technical or specialist skills that, under the direction of the project manager, are responsible for carrying out the work detailed in the project plan. The Project Working Group is collectively responsible for: Assisting the Project Manager to deliver the projects objectives Within their technical expertise carrying out the elements of the project they are tasked with Ensure all Project Issues are properly reported to the Project Manager Advising the Project Manager if any risks arise that likely to affect delivery of the projects objectives and to be part of the risk reduction process Advise on priorities for development both in terms of what functional areas should be addressed and, if resource-limitations dictate, on how simple or complex solutions should be Ensure that overall project goals are met - eg. time, budget, business requirements Communicate information about the project to the organisation(s) and stakeholder groups as necessary Resolve (where possible) any conflicts escalated by the project team, user or supplier and escalate to Project Board if necessary Input into and approve the end of project report and the lessons learned report. Individual Roles and Responsibilities Project Executive Sponsor The Executive is ultimately responsible for the project, supported by the Senior User and Senior Supplier. The Executive’s role is to ensure that the project is focused throughout its lifecycle on achieving its objectives and delivering a product that will achieve the forecast benefits. The Executive has to ensure that the project gives value for money, ensuring a cost-conscious approach to the project, balancing the demands of business, user and supplier. Throughout the project, the Executive ‘owns’ the business case. Customer / User The customer / user is responsible for specifying the needs of those who will use the final product(s), for user liaison with the project team and for monitoring that the solution will meet those needs within the constraints of the business case in terms of quality, functionality and ease of use. The role represents the interests of all those who will use the final product(s) of the project, those for whom the product will achieve an objective or those who will use the product to deliver benefits. The senior user role commits user resources and monitors products against requirements. If necessary, more than one person may be required to represent the users.
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