Case Study 2: Project Leadership Roles at TriHealth

Prinsetta Myers

Professor Lawsey Thomas

HRM 517: Managing Human Resource Projects

May 7, 2013

1. Identify the common roles in a human resource project. Then, analyze these roles to typical human resource functions.

Projects are the primary method that organizations use to reach their strategic goals, which involves many people functioning in a variety of roles. These roles can be categorized in three levels: executive, managerial, and associate. At the executive level, the roles are steering team, sponsor, and chief projects officer. The steering team collectively represents all of the major functions of the organization and sets the overall organizational priorities. The sponsor provides the financial resources and has a major stake in the project outcome. Lastly, at the executive level is the chief projects officer, who is responsible for all the people who work on the project. The second level is the managerial level compromised of the functional manger, project manager, facilitator, and customer. The functional manager typically decided who will work on the project. The project manager leads the planning, executing, and closing of the project often investing the most time on the project. A facilitator often has no particular interest in the project but is there to provide focus during project meetings. The customer has three tasks which include prioritizing the project need, carefully selecting a good contractor, and killing the project if necessary. The final level of roles is at the associate level which includes the core team members and the subject matter expert. Core team members work on the project from start to finish carrying out many project activities. Subject matter experts spend only a little time on a project and are brought in for specific project