^ [[4 Project Organisation and Roles]] # 4.11  Project Support Team (PST) The Project Support Team (PST) is an **optional role** that consists of the people responsible for providing support to the project. Its **composition and structure depend on the needs of the project**. The Project Support Team (PST) is often composed of representatives from various **horizontal services or units**. ## Responsibilities: - Provides **administrative support** to the project. - Defines **requirements for reporting and communication**. - **Administers Project Steering Committee (PSC)** meetings and drafts related reports. - **Supports the Project Manager (PM) in planning, monitoring and controlling** the project. - Advises on **project management tools** and administrative services. - Manages the **project documentation** (versioning, archiving, etc.). ## Project Support Office (PSO) The [[Project Support Office (PSO)]], ==also called Project Management Office or Project Office==, is an **optional structure** that can provide services to project teams such as the **application of the methodology** and use of the artefacts, information systems, governance, logistics and various support. ## Project Quality Assurance (PQA) ==Assigned by the Project Steering Committee (PSC)== and working **independently of the Project Manager (PM)**, the [[Project Quality Assurance (PQA)]] ensures the high quality of the project and its deliverables, by **reviewing processes and artefacts**, identifying non-conformities with the set quality standards and **recommending [[corrective actions]]**. This is an **optional role** in an organisation, ==reporting directly to the Project Steering Committee (PSC)==, and may take the form of either a group or individual staff member. ## Other Depending on the project’s nature and characteristics, the Project Support Team (PST) can be further extended and include representatives from other departments/units, e.g. **Legal, Procurement, Data Protection**, etc. ___ Spanish Guide: [[4.11 Equipo de Soporte a Proyectos (ESP)]] <-- [[4.10 Project Core Team (PCT)]] --> [[4.12 RAM (RASCI) — Documenting Responsibility Assignments]]