Improving executive sponsorship of projects : a holistic approach /

This book is a resource for senior managers looking to enhance project outcomes by improving executive project sponsorship. It is also a source for project managers and sponsoring executives seeking information to improve sponsor effectiveness. Improving Executive Sponsorship of Projects addresses g...

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Main Authors: Chandler, Dawne E., (Author), Hall, Payson, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Portfolio and project management collection.,
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250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :  |b Business Expert Press,  |c 2017. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) :  |b illustrations. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Approach to improving executive project sponsorship -- 2. Executive sponsorship matters -- 3. Cultural influences on executive sponsorship -- 4. Importance of project management standards -- 5. Desirable executive sponsor characteristics -- 6. Sponsor readiness -- 7. Roadmap to organizational preparedness -- 8. A plan to enhance executive sponsorship -- 9. Summary -- References -- Index. 
506 1 |a Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. 
520 3 |a This book is a resource for senior managers looking to enhance project outcomes by improving executive project sponsorship. It is also a source for project managers and sponsoring executives seeking information to improve sponsor effectiveness. Improving Executive Sponsorship of Projects addresses gaps in current project management literature. From a senior management perspective, the gap is the lack of resources explaining why and how to establish a program to improve executive sponsorship strategically across an organization. From a tactical perspective, the gap is a scarcity of actionable materials to clarify roles, responsibilities, expected behaviors, and identify support necessary for improving sponsor effectiveness. The authors identify key factors to consider before creating an executive sponsorship improvement program or enhancing an existing one and explain why executive sponsorship is important to an organization, how an organization's culture influences the effectiveness of the sponsor role, and why project management standards are critical to success. They explore what roles, responsibilities, and behavior should be considered and how to determine whether the person in the sponsor role is the right person and prepared to do the job. Finally, the book provides a process, with tools, to assess an organization's readiness to implement an executive sponsorship program, develop a plan for improvement, and monitor the progress of a program once it has begun. 
588 |a Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 17, 2016). 
590 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Project management. 
650 0 |a Executive ability. 
653 |a executive leadership 
653 |a executive sponsorship 
653 |a organizational preparedness 
653 |a portfolio management 
653 |a program management 
653 |a project management 
653 |a project manager and sponsor relationship building 
653 |a project sponsor behaviors 
653 |a project sponsor training 
653 |a project sponsor roles and responsibilities 
653 |a project sponsorship 
653 |a project sponsorship effectiveness 
653 |a project sponsorship assessment 
653 |a projects and strategic alignment 
653 |a strategy 
653 |a sustainability of project management 
653 |a value of project management 
653 |a value of project sponsorship 
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700 1 |a Hall, Payson,  |e author. 
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