Step 1.4 The project team

The project you are about to manage will have a whole range of tasks that need to be done to complete it. For a very small project you may be both the project manager and the person who actually does all the tasks planned. For larger projects a number of people will be involved at different times in the project’s life. These people are collectively known as the project team and it is this team that you will be managing.

There is a difference between managing people in a project team and the normal task of line management. The people in the project team usually have a line manager whom they work for on a day-to-day basis. They are only working for you on the project, and they may have other tasks to complete which are ...

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