PROJECT ORGANISATION: Steering committee and core team¶

The project charter can also be used to define the role of the project manager and manifest the steering committee. The core team can now also be created.

Steering committee and core team¶

The project may be realised in an existing company, but in exceptional cases it may also be organised as a temporary company with its own legal form (e.g. GmbH).

Formation of the steering committee
A steering committee is essential for projects with major restructuring measures. Its members are usually the client, the investors and representatives of authorities and public institutions[8]. The number of members of the steering committee is deliberately kept small. It serves the project manager as a central point of contact for reporting, decision-making and escalation. At this point, it becomes clear that the client must be a competent person, as they must have the authority to allocate a budget, intervene in the company's existing organisation or make strategic decisions! Once the project objective has been achieved, the steering committee is dissolved.

Adaptation of project scope or organisation*
Either the scope of services is reduced to allow commissioning, or the scope remains unchanged and a new client, possibly higher up the hierarchy, is sought.

Core team
On the basis of the environment and stakeholder analysis that has already been carried out, you should consider which functions and specialist areas are required for the project. The members of the core team (PM team) [9] are recruited from the areas that have the greatest influence on the success of the project. For this purpose, a list of the required functions and service profiles is drawn up for the client. The client now has the task of arranging the release of the necessary employees for the project with the line managers.