Wisdom for Building the Project Manager/Project Sponsor Relationship: Partnership for Project Success

Abstract

The project sponsor can promote information technology (IT) project success in several ways, yet many projects either have no formally designated project sponsor or the project sponsor is confused about his/her role. The project sponsor's role traditionally includes project approval, funding, and staffing, but can include much more. The project sponsor is sometimes called the champion of the project or the key stakeholder of the project. Because the role of the project sponsor sometimes overlaps with the project manager's role, confusion can arise. This article discusses conventional roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor and then discusses strategies a project manager can employ to define boundaries to reduce role confusion and promote partnership to facilitate project success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA487472

Entities

People

  • Allan Shechet
  • Nanette Patton

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Training

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design