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The Project Leader, in the following descriptions is the person in charge of the project. He manages most of the part of the project, being actively working on most of its parts. The role of or a Project Referent, or a Project Responsible can be assigned to a project, to help the Project Leader on higher level, and mainly regarding the management of the project. The role of this assigned person is described below.

topShared Project Mgt: Project Referent + Project Leader

Large project, with a lot of interactions with CERN groups or CERN domains can require a Project Referent.

The Project Referent is involved in:

  • All critical technical choices and the strategic decisions during the whole project life,
  • The initial project definition and its milestones,
  • The definition of the required ressource, or the optimization of manpower,
  • The definition of some specific project paths / steps (tests, validation, commissioning),

Both Project Referent and Project Leader:

  • Must get an easy access to strategic information and decisions (emails, meeting minutes etc...),
  • Can represent the project in meetings.

topSupervised Project Mgt: Project Responsible + Project Leader

Typically a project involving a fellow, who is assigned a project, requires a project responsible. The leader, even if in charge of most aspects of the projects, and also acting directly on almost all tasks, has to discuss and has to get an agreement on decisions impacting the project.

The Project Responsible:

  • Must be consulted and must agree all the decisions impacting technical performances, project planning or cost,
  • Defines the project mandate, the project milestones,
  • Can write or collaborate strongly with the writing of the functional or technical specifications of the project,
  • Can or follow directly the cost and schedule of the project, or simply follow the progress,
  • Must be invited or/and must be present to all meetings of the project,
  • Can present or let the Project Leader present project status.

topExclusive Project Mgt: Project Owner

A Project Owner can supervise a project alone, and will act as the Project Leader. It mainly depends on the project inputs and the ability of the owner to execute it in full autonomy. He will take the full responsibility of a project, from the management (representation) side, as well as the execution of the tasks (or directly or sub-contracted).