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Product leaders were designated as responsible for delivery of a work
package. In some cases, the delivery of a product virtually amounted to projects
in themselves. Examples include PeopleSoft and IT deliverables - with the scale
of such work, the product leaders were, in effect, project managers themselves
and were required to provide specific project plans and would be required to
manage whole teams themselves. In other cases, the Product Leader may have
worked alone.
Typical responsibilities would include:
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Prepare plans for teams work and agree with Project
manager |
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Manage the team |
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Direct, plan, motivate and monitor teams work |
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Take responsibility for teams work including progress,
resources etc, initiating corrective action plans within constraints laid down
by Project manager. |
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Advise Project manager of deviations from plan, assisting
in creation of exception report if necessary. |
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Pass back completed products as defined in Work Package. |
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Ensure all project issues are reported and evaluated |
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Liaise with Project assurance as required |
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Attend Stage Assessments as required |
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Arrange and lead team checkpoints |
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Ensure quality controls adhered to |
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Maintain team files |
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Identify and advise Project Manager of risks in a Work
Package, ensuring they are entered in risk log |
| Manage risks directed by
Project Manager |
