Project Administration; Should it Be a Separate Role?

Are administrative burdens getting in the way of managing your projects? Especially for large projects, a best practice is to assign someone on the project team the role of Project Control Lead (sometimes referred to as Project Administrator). The idea is to have someone other than the project manager be responsible for maintaining the project schedule and issues list, as well as performing project accounting duties, contract administration, and other administrative responsibilities.

The project manager would still review the schedule and issues, etc., but would be relieved of the administrative responsibilities. Most importantly, this frees the project manager to focus on leading the project and communicating. Something to consider.