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PRINCE2 2009 - Tailoring PRINCE2 part 40

Tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment

Sector differences

Senior Responsible Owner

The Senior Responsible Owner is the single individual with overall responsibility for ensuring that a project or programme meets its objectives and delivers the projected benefits.


The Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) role has been introduced widely in the UK government sector for large projects and programmes and is now used increasingly in other sectors and countries.
It should be stressed that the SRO is not a PRINCE2® role. However:

  • In the programme context, the Executive would report to the SRO appointed to the programme. It might also be appropriate for the SRO to act as the Executive for major projects within the programme
  • Where an SRO is appointed in the context of a single large project, the person undertaking the SRO role would also undertake the Executive role or appoint the person who will undertake the Executive role.

PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

This product contains EVERYTHING in the publications:

Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2005 edition
Managing successful Projects with PRINCE2 – 2009 edition
Directing Projects with PRINCE2.
plus:
The Complete Project Management package.

And much more besides - at a fantastic price.