Sooner or later we should discuss the Project Manager. This might look simple. 'Let's make him the owner of the project and that's it. Well... not so. There is some confusion about the role of the Project Manager. I could give many examples but I will not. You will have seen several of them in your own organization. It's all about responsibilities and communication.
What is the right sharing of responsibilities? This is not as difficult as its looks. One rule should be on top off mind in all discussions about the roles: 'The Project Board remains responsible for the final results of the project.' There can be more specifics to this rule like 'against a certain cost'; 'with a certain quality'; 'within certain time' and so on. However, to make this happen the Project Board should create conditions necessary to achieve the objective and check if the project remains within these conditions. Also the 'creation of conditions' is not the responsibility of the Project Manager.
But to manage the project team and the creation of the objectives on a daily basis one can hire a interim manager, in this specific case called a Project Manager. He will see to it, on behalf of the Project Board, that the project team keeps focus and remains within its limits. The Project Board however remains responsible. When this principle is taken in consideration not much can or will go wrong. Make sure it is clear for everybody in the project team.
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