Project team

The project team is a group of individuals with appropriate and complementary professional, technical or specialist skills who, under the direction of the project manager, are responsible for carrying out the work detailed in the project plan. The size of the team will of course depend on the nature of the work being undertaken.

Purpose

Specific responsibilities

The project team is collectively responsible for:

Assisting the project manager to deliver the projects objectives
Within their technical expertise carrying out the elements of the project they are tasked with
Providing administrative support to the project manager (this may be through the setting up and resourcing of a project support office)
Advising the project manager if any risks arise that likely to affect delivery of the projects objectives and to be part of the risk reduction process
Providing information for project documentation as required

Skills and attributes

The project team should be able to:

Provide their technical expertise in support of project objectives
Understand the overall aim of the project and how their expertise contributes to that aim
Understand and use the project management standards used by the project
Maintain the project documentation in line with the project quality plan

Further information

See the workbook on Project Management and also the Construction Procurement Guidelines.

For construction see Achieving Excellence Guide 2, Guide 3 and Guide 4.

For more detailed advice, see OGC's commercially published guidance: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 and OGC's Guide to the Appointment of Consultants and Contractors (PS3.2)

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