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PRINCE2 roles - Team manager(s)

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Team manager focus to assigned task & project product delivery by coordinating team members who do real work. In bigger projects there can be many Team managers who report to single Project manager

Project manager performs Team manager duties if such role is not present in the project. This is usual scenario in small projects. Each team can apply different teamwork approaches that can differ significantly across industries. PRINCE2 give full flexibility to tailor this role & to this role belonging process - Manage product based on company / project needs.

Essential responsabilities in the project:

No.Responsabilities
1Prepare team coordination plan & agree with Project manager ( not mandatory but recommended)
2Suggest recommendations how better manage team & project to Project manager
3Plan, delegate, organize work for team members
4Take leadership to deliver requested project product / tasks within approved constrains
5Report on team progress (not mandatory but recommended)
6Raise issues & risks🔺 to Project manager
7Solve team problems & issues delegated by Project manager
8Perform approved quality management procedures in cooperation with Project support
9Support Project manager with planning, risk, issue, quality management where requested

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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