Brainstorm: Complexity, Tasks, Roles

In the 11/16 meeting, we touched briefly on the affect of project complexity on the project tasks. Specifically, we discussed the affect of project task catalogue on the roles. We agreed that, the more complex a project is, the more tasks will be needed to complete it (i.e., for effective governance and communication) and therefore the more roles will be required to fulfill the tasks.

Assume:

1. Roles may be served by the same person, or several different people.
2. "Project Complexity" is not an effective measure of project cost.

Factors which may increase project complexity

risk

High risk projects require mitigation measures and documentation.

regulatory requirements

If a project is initiated to ensure that a team or function meets regulatory requirements, the project leads may be asked to contribute compliance paperwork.

cost

High budget requires additional control, risk mitigation, governance, and compliance.

approvers and stakeholders

Greater numbers of approvers necessitate more time spent in seeking and securing signoffs. Greater numbers of stakeholders require more time in interviews, more user profiles, more testing, and potentially also more time in signoffs.

resource proficiency with the technology

systems interfaces

process interfaces

development hours