1.4 SPMO Organizational Structure

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The following diagram (Figure 1.1) depicts the line structure of a typical SPMO-driven project. The Executive Stakeholder has one or more Project Sponsors in his or her organization. Each Project Sponsor works in the SPMO shop with a Program Manager, who is assigned by the SPMO to drive the project to completion. The Project Sponsor is responsible for the appointment of a Project Manager in his or her organization. This Project Manager will have a project coordinator who works in the SPMO assigned to the Project Manager's project team. The Project Manager will also have BSAs and other project resources (e.g., data analysts) assigned on an asneeded basis. It is the Project Manager's responsibility to form a project Core Team and start moving the project forward through the SEP life cycle process. The Project Manager will work under the Program Manager's supervision. This ensures adherence to all SPMO standards, policies, and procedures and helps in the standardization process.

Figure 1.1: The SPMO Organization.

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