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An executive committee should consist of
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A CMD or CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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An executive sponsor
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A project general manager
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A COO (Chief Operating Officer) or VP of business operations
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A CIO (Chief Information Officer) or VP of systems
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A Chairman and Managing Director's (CMD's) nominated consultant or any person that
CMD may include
Executive committee meetings should be held approximately once every 4 weeks to review the
overall progress.
12.3 SAP Project Steering Committee
The steering committee should consist of
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An executive sponsor
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A chief project officer
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A technical team leader
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All key user representatives
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All key consultants
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A technical support project leader
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Senior management representatives
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CMD's nominated consultant
Steering committee meetings should be held every 2 weeks to take stock of the event-based mile-
stones and other project-related issues.
12.4 Roles of the executive and Steering Committee Members
The roles and responsibilities of the executive and steering committee members should be to
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Provide direction for the entire project
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Approve and control the project scope and implementation strategy
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Approve identified risks and authorize measures to contain them
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Be responsible for milestone deliverables and project delays
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Authorize the staffing plan for the SAP project
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Authorize the training plan and budget for the SAP project
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Help resolve issues, if any, with the implementation partner, coordinate commercial matters,
and approve payments on completed milestones
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Authorize and ensure infrastructural support (such as Hardware, Software, network, exter-
nal software, office space, communication lines, and OSS)
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Resolve the issues raised in business process finalization and standardization
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Resolve administrative issues faced by consultants from time to time
