PRINCE2 roles - Project steering commitee / board

Project steering commitee is established by Project owner/executive based on the need to 1) establish professional project steering, 2) strong project decision authority & 3) involve business, user & supplier key interests. Project owner/executive keeps single person decision authority within Project steering commitee but business, user, supplier stakeholder involvment in project steering decisions have significant impact on project success.

Essential responsabilities in the project:

No.	Responsabilities
1	Take project start decision by approving draft Business case
2	Take next stage decision by approving next stage plan
3	Take project delivery decision by approving project plan, Business case & Benefit plan
4	Ensure that project deliver maximum benefit based on Business case & Benefit plan
5	Get approval for project benefit KPI from Top management (if needed)
6	Take decision to establish Change authority (if needed)
7	Approve project procurements
8	Take decisions on project changes
9	Take decisions on critical & important project risks. Delegate mitigation actions with limited authority
10	Escalate critical project issue & deviations to Top management
13	Communicate project execution status to Top management on strategic level
14	Provide consultations & take ad-hoc decisions requested & needed for Project manager
15	Take project closure decision with updated Benefit plan
16	Communicate project deliveries & results including benefit to Top management & other stakehoders on strategic level

Majority of PRINCE2 roles :

Project steering commitee

Project owner/executive, internal employee accountable for project benefit who’ takes overall responsability for project business case and project benefit.

Project user(s), who represent project users’ responsible for requirements and post-project benefit reporting

Project supplier(s), who represent supplier interest’ responsible for project result/output and its quality

Top management, who provides mandate to project owner/executive

Project manager, coordinate project stage implementation according to authority recieved from project steering committee or/and project owner

Project assurance, supports project steering committee (usually as audit function, optional)

Change authority, empowered by project steering commitee with limited authority to approve project changes

Project support, helps project manager with any day to day items where needed. High focus to quality activities. Optional role, if not existant duties are performed by project manager.

Team manager(s), responsible for project product implementation ( deliver project output) with focus to quality

Risk Owner, responsible for assigned particular risk management

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