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The Campaign for Real Project Sponsors
Peter Taylor (author of the Lazy Project Manager) started a campaign to improve project sponsorship. Many of you will know I have written about the need for this type of development for project sponsors. I have reproduced Peter’s original blog – with his permission below. ========================================= Critical to any projects success is having a good project manager we all know … Read More
Can I please check; are you my project sponsor?
Project Manager (PM): Can I just check, are you the project sponsor for this project? Project Sponsor (PS): Yes, I thought you knew that PM: Well, I thought it was the case however, no one has formally told me. I am putting together various documents for this project which will take me quite a while. I want to talk with … Read More
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Why so few project courses for such a key group?
Last week I ran a workshop specifically for project sponsors. Every person in the room was a senior manager, they sponsored projects and yes, managed them as well. On my travels to the training venue, I sent a Tweet that read: Running project sponsor workshop today. Why are so few courses run for such a key group? Any suggestions? Not … Read More
Project briefing – sponsors must do better!
That was the response from participants on a project management workshop. How did this come about? We have an activity where I give them a brief. By brief I mean some background information about a project. This led to a an interesting debate with a substantial proportion voicing concerns that the briefings they had from senior mangers were vague and … Read More
So, as my project sponsor….
Project Manager (PM): Can I just check, are you the project sponsor for this project? Project Sponsor (PS): Yes, I thought you knew that PM: Well, I thought it was the case however, no one has formally told me. I am putting together various documents for this project and it is obvious that this will take me quite a while. … Read More
It’s tough at the top. You get handed a poisoned chalice
Who has overall responsibility for the successful outcomes of major projects? Here in the UK the role of Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) was created to take on such a role. The role holder is: …..responsible for ensuring that the project or programme meets its overall objectives and delivers its projected benefits There is a definitive role on the OGC website … Read More
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