Defining Roles for IT Governance (Part 2)

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Defining Roles for IT Governance (Part 2)

George Jucan, MSc, PMP, OCP

May 17, 2006





A Project Manager is defined as "the person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives" (PMBOK Guide Third Edition). However, a project can be from very simple (short duration, small team, low budget) up to highly complex, multi-year multi-million dollars, involving hundreds of participants. It is obvious that the skills and qualifications required to manage projects from such a wide range are quite different.
 
From a technical specialist with some abilities to organize others up to the leader able to achieve results despite all obstacles, any of them could be assigned to achieve the project objectives for different type of projects. Their autonomy could also vary from tight supervision to quasi-independence, or even having aids for certain activities.
 
The human brain needs to classify information to be able to process it instantaneously. Babies classify everything they eat as "food".



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