
Management of Portfolios, Programmes, and Projects
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A.9.2 Responsibilities
■ Set the programme strategy and plans.
■ Monitor the programme’s performance: namely, delivery of new capabilities
and realization of outcome of benefit.
■ Ensure engagement with the sponsoring group.
■ Make decisions regarding high-impact programme risks.
■ Get directly involved with key programme-level authorizations, including the:
• Vision statement
• Business case
• Programme strategy and plans
• Release of funding
• Assurance plans and the commissioning of reviews
• Closure of the programme.
In practice, the SRO is likely to delegate day-to-day activities to the ...