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The purpose of this document is to describe the process to be followed by a project manager to track a project.
This process is applicable to any Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) project and to any phase of the IM/IT development life cycle.
Everyone in the organisation has a role to perform in this process.
Role | Description/Responsibilities |
Project Leader (PL) | This is the person appointed by the sponsoring department to be accountable for all external and internal aspects of a capital project. http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/abkglos-eng.asp |
Project Manager (PM) | This is a person formally appointed to manage a project with specific accountability for achieving defined project objectives within allocated resources. A project manager has access to, and a formally defined relationship with, the project leader to which the specific project has been assigned. http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/abkglos-eng.asp |
Project Team Member (PTM) |
Software engineer or writer assigned to a project
Responsible for completing project tasks, providing input to plans, and providing status |
Project Management Office (PMO) | This is a distinct and temporary organisational unit led by the project manager tasked to administer a project. It consists of assigned full or part-time members of the sponsoring department and, when appropriate, representatives of participating departments working together in accordance with any interdepartmental agreements or memorandums of
understanding. http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/abkglos-eng.asp |
Quality Assurance (QA) | Responsible for support of quality assurance activities. |
Configuration Management (CM) | Responsible for support of configuration management activities. |
Refer to Enhanced Management Framework Lexicon.
Refer to Enhanced Management Framework Acronyms.
Refer to Enhanced Management Framework Web Links
This process was designed to satisfy the SEI Software Capability Maturity Model goals for Level 2 Key Practice: Software Project Tracking and Oversight.
Treasury Board Secretariat Policies:
The policies above are located at the following URL:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/siglist-eng.asp
Annex A - Flowcharting Symbols
PPTO-PS-001 Project Management Process
PPTO-PS-002 Project Planning Process
PEER-PS-001 Peer Review Process
PPTO-PD-001 Estimate Software Product Size Basic Procedure
PPTO-PD-002 Estimate Project Resources/Schedule Basic Procedure
EMF Business Case Guideline
PPTO-TM-001 Process/Procedure Template
PPTO-TM-002 Project Plan Template
PPTO-TM-003 Project Estimates Template
EMF Project Charter Template
PPTO-CK-001 Project Management Checklist