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PRINCE2 roles - Top management

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Top management role is out the scope in PRINCE2 as it covers Customer, Program/Portfolio or Corporate level. Nevertheless PRINCE2 is very clear on key this role responsabilities:

  • Provide project mandate
  • Appoint Project owner/executive with authority
  • Take decisions if defined project tolerances are exceeded
  • Demand project benefits post-project based on Benefit plan
  • Top management role has direct link with Project owner/executive who report to Top management about project at strategic level in agreed format. Project exception🔴 management is must according PRINCE2 between these levels as well.

    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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    discussion iconCreated by : Artūras Bučinskas, PRINCE2 Practitioner