Effective Project Sponsorship

A practical course for project sponsors, on how to best work with project managers, projects teams and key stakeholders to achieve project success

Learning Objectives

As a result of this program the participants can expect to:

• separate the role of project sponsor from other project roles
• identify their unique responsibilities as project sponsors
• define the key stakeholders and the implications for their projects
• assist with risk identification and mitigation
• identify and manage the connections and coordination between projects
• remove unnecessary project management processes ("lean project management")
• encourage accuracy and openness of project status reporting
• identify early warning signs of project difficulties (including results shortfalls, slow expenditure and staff burn-out) and how to get back on track.
• recognise the importance of celebrating success
• enhance effective project process debriefing and learning

Target Audience

Project Sponsors - typically Senior Executives & Directors

Duration

Half day (can expand to one day, depending on the scope for this module)

Maximum Participants

16