INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MANAGEMENT V - SGGW

� good communication channels between the project, project management,
and the rest of the organisation.
Figure 1. Project Management Team by PRINCE2 – general scheme.
Surveillance Project
Source: Own preparation based on [2].
The PRINCE project management structure (Figure 1) consists of roles and
responsibilities that bring together the various interests and skills involved in, and
required by, the project. We have to note that the Project Manager is the key role in
this structure. PRINCE provides benefits to the managers and directors of a project
and to an organisation, through the controllable use of resources and the ability to
manage business and project risk effectively.
3. RISK IN IT PROJECTS
Steering Committee
Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Report
Plan
Any project that is launched has a business purpose. In most cases, the establishment
of the project team and the start of the project are carried out in order to
achieve the target. Target typically is a custom solution, unprecedented in the market.
This means that the project is a change in the normal operation and structures
of the organization. This change may be the use of a new technology, reorganiza-
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