BUS 528 Chap 4 Making the Rules

Project rules outline the project in three categories: Agreement from stakeholders for the preset goal, tracking schedule and budget under the defined project scope and management support.

The authority of project manager will be established as the agreement being created from stakeholders, plus statement of work being published and a project charter put in written. This legitimate authority will help to remove roadblock and also get assistance from other functional groups. Project manager also better possesses the expert authority in parallel. Expert authority refers to the insightful knowledge, ability and experience to influence team members to achieve the desired goal.

Effective communication make the information pass over to the right decision maker to make project become productive. Determine the frequency and response time frame requirement for different level of stakeholders is critical for success of the project.

Key items of foundation for Project Management needs to be in written. They can be broken down to items as follow:

Project Proposal
Charter from sponsor to create authority
Statement of work
Responsibility Matrix
Communication Plan Matrix
Checklist