The project roles are the individuals who are typically responsible for carrying the information system from initiation to implementation:

• Project manager: The individual responsible for project delivery:
  • Develops the information system project plan
  • Leads and manages the project team
  • Recruits and manages project staff
  • Manages delivery of project deliverables
  • Assigns tasks to project team members
  • Provides status updates to project stakeholders
• Project team members: Individuals that support the delivery of the project.
  Project team members support the project on one or more tasks throughout the life of the project. Project team members may be:
  • Business or technical staff from the organization
  • External consultants or in-house team members
  • Team member roles could change throughout the life of the project
• Project sponsor: The business manager responsible for project success
  • Makes business decisions related to the information system
  • Approves the budget for the information system
  • Ensures resource availability for the project manager
  • Communicates the goals of the project throughout the organization
• Executive sponsor: The senior business leader responsible for supporting and championing the project throughout the organization:
  • Ultimately responsible for the project from an organizational perspective
  • Establishes and approves changes to the scope of the project
  • Provides funding for the project
  • Signs off on the final delivery of project deliverables