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Top Ten Attributes of a Great Project Sponsor

Some years back I was appointed the lead program manager on an initiative to consolidate a number of disparate order management systems into a single system which supported all of the company's order management needs. There were about five program managers working with me who each dragged in their respective customers to participate in the project. The project was sponsored by the IT organization with no sponsorship from the business owner. The project lumbered along for about two months with the customers continually questioning why they were working on a project that wasn't on their manager's radar. The business owner finally had enough and called IT management and the lead program manager (me!) into a meeting. The meeting started off with the manager saying to IT, "Who told you to do this project?" Now, I'm no rocket scientist, but it was pretty clear at that point that this was not to be one of my shining project management moments. While the meeting was very uncomfortable, I learned an extremely important lesson: absolutely, without a doubt, secure sponsorship on a project at the beginning, or suffer the consequences. For any project, it's crucial to get an appropriate level of project sponsorship. I've never seen or managed a successful project that didn't have an appropriate level sponsor leading the charge. Optimally, your project sponsor should have decision making authority over the in-scope project areas, while staying close enough to the work in order to understand the implications of any issues raised. If your sponsor is at too low of a level, they're unlikely to be able to make decisions that will stick and will have to get authorization from their management before committing to decisions. If your sponsor is too high of a level, decisions will be made, but you're probably not making the best use of management because others at lower levels could have handled the decisions. Identifying an appropriate-level project sponsor is a great first step in ensuring a successful project. The project sponsor also needs to exhibit some key attributes to help the project navigate the turbulence and nail a three-point landing. Through my experience, I've zeroed in on ten key attributes a great project sponsor should possess to better ensure a project's successful completion. Leading on the Edge TAction Guide Focus Topics Topic #1 - Clearly understand the problem to be solved Topic #2 - Ensure the solution fixes the problem Topic #3 - Know where "good enough" is Topic #4 - Build the right team to solve the problem Topic #5 - Hold the team accountable for results Topic #6 - Know the big issues and what is needed to resolve them Topic #7 - Be the advocate, coach, influencer, and battering ram Topic #8 - Make the thoughtful, tough decisions Topic #9 - Ensure the project finishes strong Topic #10 - Know when to pull the plug

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Title of ebook: Top Ten Attributes of a Great Project Sponsor
ISBN: 9781933750033
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Publisher: Leading on the Edge International
Internet download file size: 392 kb
Published: 05-2005
Released online for download: 12-20-2005
Author of eBook: Pacelli, Lonnie

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