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Key Roles in Project Management - Project Sponsor
June 7, 2009 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Definitions
Key Roles in Project Management - Project Sponsor (#7 in the Hut Introduction to Project Management)
By JISC infoNet
In any project you need to get the right team together in order to deliver a successful result. You will be unlikely to have a full team in place until you have gone through the process of defining and initiating the project fully.
Successful projects tend to be those that are given direction and support from a high level within the organisation. It is important for any major undertaking to have someone in the senior management team ultimately responsible for the project. This person normally chairs the Project Board and can be known variously as the Executive, Project Director, or Project Sponsor. The PRINCE2 methodology refers to this person as the Project Executive.
The Sponsor is unlikely to play an active part in the day-to-day management of the project but he/she will set the objectives for the project in line with the strategic plan, ensure that appropriate resources are committed and resolve issues where necessary.
It follows that the Sponsor must have sufficient authority over all parts of the organisation that are impacted by the project. You may not know at the outset whether this is the case but once you have gone through the phase of defining the project you should be in a position to review whether or not your project has an appropriate Sponsor.
JISC infoNet aims to be the UK’s leading advisory service for managers in the post-compulsory education sector promoting the effective strategic planning, implementation and management of information and learning technology.
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