Sample: Interface Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players

CEO

• Role: Final arbitrator



• Responsibilities
• Maintain integrity of system



• Resolve deadlocks



• Veto of priority team decisions

Project Originator

• Role: Identify project idea



• Responsibilities:
• Develop project proposal



• Define proof of need



• Present proposal to functional manager

Vice President

• Role: Establish priority criteria



• Responsibilities:
• Delegate responsibility to priority team to set priorities, allocate resources, and



• approve plans for all major projects



• Select priority team



• Sponsor priority system



• Communicate strategic plan

Functional Managers

• Role: Manage available resources



• Responsibilities:
• Identify project resource conflicts



• Plan and communicate allocated resources for projects



• Refuse major project work based on available resources



• Forward project proposals from functional areas to priority team

Project Priority Team

• Role: Manage the project priority system
• Responsibilities—priority related:



• Recommend resources for major projects



• Represent functional areas on team



• Track available resources



• Gain top-management approval of priority lists
• Responsibilities—project related:
• Approve/reject/hold major projects



• Approve major project plans



• Publish a priority and project status report



• Approve project managers



• Approve cost, schedule, and performance changes



• Act as sponsors for major project managers



• Plan and communicate allocated resources for projects



• Refuse major project work based on resources available.