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Governance
APM PMQ Competence two terminology
Term | Definition |
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End Users | The group of people who are intended to work with deliverables to enable beneficial change to be realised. |
Escalation | The process by which issues are drawn to the attention of a higher level of management. |
Functional organisation | A management structure where specific functions of a business are grouped into specialist departments that provide a dedicated service to the whole of the organisation. |
Governance | The framework of authority that defines and controls the outputs, outcomes and benefits from projects. The mechanism whereby the investing organisation exerts financial and technical control over the deployment of the work and the realisation of value. |
Governance board | A body that provides sponsorship to a project. The board will represent financial, provider and user interests. A governance board oversees deployment and make decisions through the chosen life cycle. Has other names. |
Matrix organisation | An organisational structure where the project manager and the functional managers share responsibility for assigning priorities and for directing the work. Individuals stay in their functional departments while performing work on one or more projects. |
Organisation | The management structure applicable to the project, programme or portfolio and the organisational environment in which it operates. |
Product owner | The key representative of the business within the Solution Development Team. During the Evolutionary Development phase, the Product owner makes decisions on behalf of the business. This requires sufficient seniority, empowerment and credibility. |
Project Board | A group, usually comprising the sponsor, senior managers and sometimes key stakeholders, whose remit is to set the strategic direction of a project. It gives guidance to the sponsor and project manager. Often referred to as the Steering Group. |
Project manager | The individual responsible and accountable for the successful delivery of the project |
Project organisation | Provides the maximum authority to the project manager. It provides integration of functional capabilities within projects. |
Project sponsor | The sponsor is accountable for ensuring that the work is governed effectively and delivers the objectives that meet identified needs |
Project team members | The people accountable to the project manager when working on project activities. |
Sponsor | A critical role as part of the governance board of any project, programme or portfolio. The sponsor is accountable for ensuring that the work is governed effectively and delivers the objectives that meet identified needs. |
Steering Committee | A group, usually comprising the sponsor, senior managers and sometimes key stakeholders, whose remit is to set the strategic direction of a project. It gives guidance to the sponsor and project manager. Often referred to as the Project Board. |
Steering Group | A group, usually comprising the sponsor, senior managers and sometimes key stakeholders, whose remit is to set the strategic direction of a project. It gives guidance to the sponsor and project manager. Often referred to as the Project Board. |
Team | A group of people working in collaboration or by cooperation towards a common goal. |
Users | The group of people who are intended to work with deliverables to enable beneficial change to be realised. |