FastEDUCATION™ Seminar
Seminar: Sponsorship
Duration: 3 hours
Expected Audience: Targeted for people who sponsor project teams or
team leaders needing sponsors, this session presents the meaning of sponsorship
in the context of PM, and outlines the duties expected of a project sponsor,
providing reinforcement checklists, and instructions for tools use.
Objectives:
- Briefly Review PM Fundamentals
- Identify who is/should be a project sponsor in the organization
- Understand the roles and expectations of the Project Sponsor
- Describe duties of a project sponsor in various phases of a project
life cycle
- Learn how to handle certain specific situations a sponsor might
face
Format: Presentation / discussion in groups of 10-20.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Outline of the seminar
- Rationale
- Who is a Project Sponsor?
- Staff
- Staff/staff
- Other Management
- What Roles Does a Project Sponsor Have?
- Primary Resource Provider
- Significant Stakeholder
- Project Leader Selection
- Catalyst
- Cheerleader
- Barrier Buster
- Boundary Manager with Other Organizations
- Liaison to Senior Management
- What Specific Activities Should a Sponsor Perform?
- Initial Project Activities
- Selecting the Project Manager or Team Leader
- Defining the Charter
- Allocating Internal Resources
- Negotiating for External Resources
- On-Going Activities
- Providing Resources and Support
- Monitoring Activities
- Reviewing Progress
- Motivating the Team
- Resolving Issues
- Closing Activities
- Final Review
- Closing the Project / Team Activities
- Reward and Recognition
- Solving Specific Types of Problems
- Poor Problem Definition
- Lack of Resource Commitment
- Team Member Conflicts
- Project / Team Leader Problems
- Problems with Peer Managers / Higher Managers
- Team Burnout
- Summary & Session Wrap-up
Seminar Materials:
- Presentation matter
- Seminar notebook
- Supporting resources
- Neil Love, Project Sponsor Guide, Project
Management Institute, 2000, 79 pages
