Project Strategist

A project strategist is the person responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives. Key project strategist responsibilities include creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the triple constraint for projects, which are cost, time, and quality (also known as scope).
A project strategist is often a client representative and has to determine and implement the exact needs of the client, based on knowledge of the firm they are representing.

The ability to adapt to the various internal procedures of the contracting party, and to form close links with the nominated representatives, is essential in ensuring that the key issues of cost, time, quality and above all, client satisfaction, can be realized.

The term and title ‘project strategist’ has come to be used generically to describe anyone given responsibility to complete a project. However, it is more properly used to describe a person with full responsibility and the same level of authority required to complete a project. If a person does not have high levels of both responsibility and authority then they are better described as a project administrator, coordinator, facilitator or expeditor.

The specific responsibilities of the Project Strategist vary depending on the industry, the company size, the company maturity, and the company culture. However, there are some responsibilities that are common to all Project Strategist…