Appoint and provide the project manager with formal approval and governance guidelines for the project and the application of organizational resources to project activities.
Identify relevant stakeholders and through engagement, identify their project needs and aspirations. Establish and apply approaches that are effective in communicating; in motivating and securing stakeholder support; buy-in; and the ownership of key initiatives.
Establish project governance and oversight practices and structures. Outline the composition and scope of governance bodies, and matters such as decision rights and authorization, reporting arrangements, and issue escalation protocols. Establish who is responsible for compliance with obligations, and for evaluating, leading, controlling, and monitoring project activities.
Identify and obtain commitment from all resource managers (internal and external) that they will make resources available for project activities in respect of the skill sets, tools and other resources required on the project.
Select an appropriate project management methodology that matches the nature of the project and is most appropriate to the mode of work of the project assigned resources.
Create a project schedule, assign tasks and manage the projects schedule by re-assigning resources, taking corrective actions, resolving any issues that arise, and providing the necessary supports to ensure schedule integrity.
Identify, document, and use processes and procedures to estimate project costs and secure project budget(s). Oversee and control expenditure from project budgets.
Establish an appropriate quality management approach that addresses the quality of project-related activities, workmanship, professional behaviours, and project artefacts.