ABSTRACT
One of the persistent problems in managing projects is obtaining the commitment of stakeholders to undertake specific roles within the team and taking on the responsibilities of those roles. When considering programs which may require different groups of stakeholders because the costs and links to strategic goals are greater, the issues of roles and responsibilities are magnified. Programs and enterprise-wide initiatives may attract the interest of more senior and more powerful stakeholders because of the breadth of the impact of the initiative. This chapter will define the team the initiative will need, and the roles and responsibilities that must be assigned.
