by Elizabeth Harrin | Jun 21, 2022 | Books, Project Sponsor, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links.
Ron Rosenhead, co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship Are you wondering how to build a better relationship with your project sponsor? I spoke to the authors of Strategies for Project Sponsorship, a book about how to sponsor projects, and reading it from a...
by Elizabeth Harrin | May 23, 2022 | Project Sponsor, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links.
What does it mean to be a great project sponsor? The project sponsor’s role is diverse. It’s far more than being a figurehead for the project. It’s a decision-making, direction-setting role. If you are leading a project in a sponsorship capacity, or want to...
by Elizabeth Harrin | May 20, 2022 | Project Sponsor, Stakeholders
Meeting a project sponsor for the first time is an opportunity to impress. It’s also your chance to start the project off well by understanding exactly what it is that your sponsor wants from you. You can start to get an idea of how the two of you will work together...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Apr 15, 2022 | Project Sponsor, Stakeholders
I often hear project managers talk about how their sponsors or line managers are unavailable or just don’t seem to be able to provide the direction, support or communication they feel they need. If that resonates with you, the best way to improve the relationship and...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Jan 25, 2022 | Books, Project Sponsor, This article contains affiliate links.
Vicki James, co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship Peter Taylor, Ron Rosenhead and Vicki James have just written a book called Strategies for Project Sponsorship, about (surprise, surprise) project sponsors. Last time I interviewed Peter about how to manage...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Sep 30, 2020 | Project Sponsor, Stakeholders, team, This article contains affiliate links.
One of the questions I’m often asked is: “How do I get taken seriously at work?” And over my career I have asked myself that question as well. One way to build credibility in the workplace was explained by Dr Lynda Bourne at a presentation she gave at the PMI Global...