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2 - ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES AND PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

Project teams include roles such as:

• Project management staff. The members of the team who perform project management activities such
as scheduling, budgeting, reporting and control, communications, risk management and administrative
support. This role may be performed or supported by a project management office (PMO).

• Project staff. The members of the team who carry out the work of creating the project deliverables.
• Supporting experts. Supporting experts perform activities required to develop or execute the project
management plan. These can include such roles as contracting, financial management, logistics, legal,
safety, engineering, test, or quality control. Depending on the size of the project and level of support
required, supporting experts may be assigned to work full time or may just participate on the team when
their particular skills are required.
• user or customer representatives. Members of the organization who will accept the deliverables or
products of the project may be assigned to act as representatives or liaisons to ensure proper coordination,
advise on requirements, or validate the acceptability of the project’s results.
• Sellers. Sellers, also called vendors, suppliers, or contractors, are external companies that enter into
a contractual agreement to provide components or services necessary for the project. The project team
is often assigned the responsibility to oversee the performance and acceptance of sellers’ deliverables
or services. If the sellers bear a large share of the risk for delivering the project’s results, they may play
a significant role on the project team.
• Business partner members. Members of business partners’ organizations may be assigned as members
of the project team to ensure proper coordination.
• Business partners. Business partners are also external companies, but they have a special relationship
with the enterprise, sometimes attained through a certification process. Business partners provide
specialized expertise or fill a specified role such as installation, customization, training, or support.

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