POKHARA UNIVERSITY

1. Project Authority
• Project authority is right to make decisions
regarding the resources and to command or
direct the activities of others

2. Sources of Authority
• De Jure Sources
• De Facto Sources
• Project Plan Sources

3. De Jure Sources
• Legal Authority
• Sources
– Organization Charter – MOA and AOA
– Organization Policies, Rules, and Regulations
– Job Descriptions
– Delegations

4. De Facto Sources
• Authority develops from competence
• Sources
– Technical Competence
– Human Skills
– Informal Organization

5. Project Plan Authority
• The authority is provided by approved project
plan
• Sources
– Project Cost Estimates
– Project Schedule
– Project Contracts

6. Linear Responsibility Chart
• It depicts the responsibility of participants in
the project
• Project Participants
– General Manager
– Chief Manager
– Functional Managers
– Project Managers

7. Contd.
• Actual responsibility for getting work done
• General Supervision
• May be consulted
• Must be notified
• Must approve

8. Contd.
• Also Known as Matrix Responsibility Chart,
Responsibility and Accountability Matrix,
Responsibility Matrix

9. Teams
• Types
– Problem Solving Teams
• Ex: Quality Circles
– Cross Functional Teams
– Virtual Teams
– Self Management Teams

10. Team Building Factors
• Clear Objective
• Culture
• Relationships
• Targets
• Control
• Development
• Communication
• Leadership
• Conflict Management
• Team Stability

11. Project Team Characteristics
• Performance
• Innovativeness
• Commitment
• Member goals
• Interdependence
• Conflict Management
• Communication
• Trust
• Result Orientation
• Enthusiasm
• Change Orientation

12. Stages in Project Team Development
• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
• Adjourning