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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.
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