project director roles can be contracted in for the duration of the
project, this is unwise when sourcing project owners. Project owners
should always be core business personnel. To outsource this role is to
outsource core business. As previously discussed, it is not always
essential for the project owner to have project delivery skills. In some
sectors, it is quite likely that they will. These are typically engineering-
focused organizations such as government roads and transport depart-
ments or private sector organizations with a predominantly
engineering focus such as the resources sector. Other sectors may have
to accept that the operational skill ...