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1 online resource (149 pages) |
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; About the Authors; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Project Sponsorship; What Is Project Sponsorship?; The Sponsorâ#x80;#x99;s Role; What Do the Professionals Say?; Who Does What and When?; Part I For the Project Manager; Chapter 1 Preparing to Work with Your Sponsor; Who Should Sponsor Your Project?; Assessing Your Sponsor; Interviewing the Sponsor; Kicking Off Your Relationship with the Sponsor; Chapter 2 Working with a Sponsor; Using Your Influence; Asking Your Sponsor for Help; Giving Feedback to Your Sponsor |
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Delivering Bad NewsCoaching Your Sponsor; The Sponsor Responsibilities Evaluation Tool; Sharing the Project Passion with Your Sponsor; Planning for a Sponsorâ#x80;#x99;s Sudden Absence; The Project Manager Evaluation Tool; Chapter 3 Working with Challenging Sponsors; The Absent Sponsor; The Busy Sponsor; The Uninterested Sponsor; The Inexperienced Sponsor; The Sponsor Who Wants to Be the Project Manager; The Sponsor Who Gets Involved Too Late; The Untrained Sponsor; The Sponsor Who Is Part of a Committee of Sponsors; The Saboteur or Just Plain Bad Sponsor; When All Else Fails; The Now and Wow Factor |
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Chapter 4 Managing Your Projectâ#x80;#x99;s StakeholdersStakeholder Identification; Stakeholder Analysis; Stakeholder Engagement; The Influence Map; Part II For the Sponsor; Chapter 5 Sponsoring Your First Project; Stories from the Strategies for Project Sponsorship Survey; The Accidental Project Sponsor; Transitioning from Project Manager to Sponsor; Taking Sponsorship Seriously; Chapter 6 Sponsor Responsibilities and Best Practices; Providing Direction and Guidance Strategies and Initiatives; Working with the Project Manager to Develop the Project Charter |
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Identifying and Quantifying Business Benefits to Be AchievedMaking Go/No-Go Decisions; Evaluating the Projectâ#x80;#x99;s Success Upon Completion; Negotiating Funding for the Project; Actively Participating in Initial Project Planning; Reviewing and Approving Changes to Plans, Priorities, Deliverables, Schedule, and More; Identifying Project Steering Committee Members; Chairing the Project Steering Committee; Assisting the Project When Required; Assisting with the Resolution of Interproject Boundary Issues; Supporting the Project Manager in Conflict Resolution |
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Making the Project Visible Within the OrganizationEncouraging Stakeholder Involvement and Building and Maintaining Ongoing Commitment; Advising the Project Manager About Protocols, Political Issues, and Potential Sensitivities; Part III For the Organization; Chapter 7 Developing the Sponsor; Too Cool for School: Making Sponsorship Training Work; Fifty Secrets to Being a Good Project Sponsor; Developing Your Organizationâ#x80;#x99;s Sponsorship Capability; Categorizing Projects and Selecting Sponsors; Can Your Project Management Office Help?; Afterword; Appendix A Sponsorship Survey Results |
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Appendix B The Definitive Project Sponsor Checklist |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Project management.
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Project managers.
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Executives -- Attitudes.
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Executives -- Attitudes
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Project management
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Project managers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rosenhead, Ron
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Taylor, Peter
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| ISBN |
1523096500 |
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9781523096503 |
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