The successful execution of the various phases of the project is achieved when the roles of all stakeholders are defined clearly. This is evident in the case of TriHealth. Although each level plays a different role, the various roles work concurrently to ensure the success of the project. Some of the roles identified include the project manager, project sponsor, and financial controllers.
Project Leadership Roles
Common roles in a human resource project
Human resource in an organization plays a critical role in ensuring that the organization can accomplish its goals and meet its objectives. An effective human resource makes it possible for the organization to compete effectively, especially in a highly competitive corporate environment (Heagney, 2012). Organizations mainly use projects in order to reach their strategic goals. In order to execute a given project, the various roles are identified and assigned to the relevant human resource personnel. They mainly exist as executive, managerial, and associate-level roles pertaining to a human resource project. The fundamental roles in regards to these levels are the sponsor, project manager, and core team member (Heagney, 2012). Although each level plays a different role, the various roles work concurrently to ensure the success of the project.
Project executive sponsor
The sponsor funds the financial requirements of the project. In this way, the sponsor plays a critical role in the project since the availability or lack of funds is a critical determinant of the success or failure of the project. The project sponsor is in charge of other functions like defining protocols to be used for decision-making process, developing the vision of the project, the mission of the project, and the projected results (Kissi, Dainty & Tuuli, 2013). In addition, a sponsor is also responsible for scheduling the project activities according to priority. he/she must exhibit a high sense of commitment to the project, consult with the project leader in order to recognize and develop solutions to the forecasted challenges and barriers, and execute the identified strategies to overcome challenges, empower to the project leader in the overarching guide
Project leader/Manager
The project manager plays a focal role in the project. The project manager oversees the project's progress from the initial to the final phases of completion. The project manager supervises the project's resources, sets the direction, and evaluates the project's progress (Patel, 2008). In this way, all the roles that are identified for the project are the ultimate responsibility of the manager.
Performance Improvement Consultant
In the event that additional proficiency is necessary to augment the value of the project, a performance improvement consultant is acquired. The consultant provides insight to the project management regarding setting up of goals, evaluation of project progress and monitoring (Patel, 2008). The consultant also assists the management team in the identification and solution to some of the challenges hindering the success of the project.
Reorganizing two roles at TriHealth that result in shared responsibilities
The two roles in the organization that seem to have resulted in shared responsibilities and require reorganizing are the project executive management and the performance improvement manager. These roles require reorganizing because they display a considerable level of leadership and work in utmost co-ordination (Kissi, Dainty & Tuuli, 2013). In this way, since they display these characteristics to a significant level, each can be effectively described as a leadership role.
Need for an additional role and its proposed impact
The additional role is that of a financial advisor/controller. This role is exclusive to financially related issues (Tuuli & Rowlinson, 2009). Various things characterize projects and obtaining, allocation and use of funds is one fundamental issue that should be given special attention (Patel, 2008). Although the project sponsor may ensure that the funds are present, there should be a person who ensures that the funds are allocated appropriately and used as allocated. The person should have expertise in financial and accounting matters. It has been identified that projects give various corrupt personnel a loophole to engage in corrupt dealings or theft.
A financial advisor/controller will advise the team on ways in which they can be efficient in as far using the least funds with maximum available outcome is concerned (Tuuli & Rowlinson, 2009). This includes proposing financial strategies that reduce costs while maximizing quality output. The controller will also ensure that he/she monitors the strategy implementation process once they are approved. Corruption and theft are made possible through various means. It is the financial controller's role to ensure that he/she keenly monitors the books of accounts. While a project leader notices that a given entity were not legitimate, the financial controller will notice that the books of accounts have been altered or falsely recorded (Tuuli & Rowlinson, 2009).
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