Description

The project board is appointed by the organization to provide overall direction and management of the project. The project board provides strategic alignment and oversight, has responsibility and authority for the project, and is accountable for the project's success. The project board serves as the champion of the project to the outside world and is responsible for any publicity or other dissemination of information about the project. The project board may delegate or assign responsibilities to the project director or other subject matter experts for specific areas like risk, quality, and communication. The project board should clearly document which responsibilities are being delegated and the level of assignment for the responsibility. The level of assignment may include participation, accountability, review, input, or sign-off. Roles and responsibilities can be used to map the subject areas being assigned to the roles. The project board may appropriate some responsibilities from the project director. The project board should consist of both organization and Deloitte Consulting management. A program board performs many of the same responsibilities as the project board but over several projects and functional units. A program board may replace the project board or may be assigned specific responsibilities. A typical project board consists of the following: Project director Project manager (who chairs meetings) Team lead Key stakeholders Subject matter experts (internal or external to the organization)

Role attachments

RoleAttach_ProjectBoard.doc

Other Names for This Role

Project Steering Committee Project Oversight Committee Executive Steering Committee Program Board

Abbreviation

	ProjBrd
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