An active and visible project owner is a vital aspect of Half Double. Therefore, as a project owner, you should be present in the project at least 2 hours per week. Here, one hour is typically spent at a formal meeting, while the other hour is for ad hoc dialogues with your project manager and the core team. Maybe you think that this is completely unrealistic with your calendar.
But the fact is that when we talk to our customers, they agree that it gives their project a significant boost when the project owner actively participates in the project.
When you as a project owner are present, the project participants find that the project is viewed as essential for the organisation’s management, which motivates them.
And as a bonus, you get a much better insight into your project’s challenges, than if the status is conveyed in a progress report from the project manager, you can support the project and act as a problem solver.
Problem-solving and prioritisation can be done immediately, and you will find that you get a completely different hands-on feel and insight into where the project is.
In other words, it is an excellent investment to devote 2 hours a week to the project. In the 2 hours you can both: