PRINCE2 COMPONENTS - Organisation

A PRINCE2 project management structure is based on a Customer/Supplier environment where the customer will specify their needs and the supplier will provide the skill and resource to provide the solution.

The customer and supplier may be part of the same corporate body or may be independent of one another.

A project needs to have a different organisational structure from line management as it needs to be more flexible and is likely to require a broad base of skills for a short period of time.

The project organisation may combine people who work full or part time on the project.

There are four layers of management in a project:

  • Corporate or Programme Management
  • Project Board
  • Project Manager
  • Team Managers

PRINCE2 includes the Project Board, Project Manager and Team Managers.

PRINCE2 proposes a Project Management Team Structure consisting of:

  • Executive - a key decision maker who owns the business case
  • Senior User - represents the needs of the user and specifies the needs for the project outcome
  • Senior Supplier - represents the supplier who will provide the skill and resource to provide a quality end product.
  • Project Assurance - act on behalf of each Project Board member to confirm that work being carried out is done according to the required quality standard and to plan.
  • Project Manager - who will manage the work on the project and report directly to the Project Board.
  • Team Managers – who will carry out the work required to produce the products of the project.
  • Project Support - who will provide a support role to the Project Manager and Team Manager as well as act as Configuration Librarian.

Some of the PRINCE2 roles cannot be shared or delegated. The Project Manager role cannot be shared or the decision making roles and responsibilities of the Project Board or Project Manager.

The Project Board is responsible for any publicity and dissemination of information about the project to the outside world.

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