CHAPTER 9: MANAGING PRODUCT DELIVERY

Accept a work package

Description:

The fundamental principle is that before a work package is allocated to a team, there should be agreement between the project manager and the team manager as to what is to be delivered, the reporting requirements, what constraints apply, any procedures to be applied, and whether the requirements of the work package are reasonable and can be achieved.

What this means

This step figuratively or literally represents a handshake between the team manager and the project manager. The two parties must understand and agree to the work being requested and all the conditions of time, cost, quality, scope and effort.

The project manager is responsible for managing the project, not ...

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