Executive Sponsorship
Part 1: The Message
Bob Taylor, CTO & Software Professional, suggests that executive sponsors communicate the message directly to all team members. “The executive sponsor should meet with small groups of the development teams so that he or she knows the people personally. In some cases, if it is a really small team the executive sponsor might even try to do a one-on-one with them. The executive sponsor needs to establish a communication line directly with the workers. The executive sponsor should not rely on just the first and second line managers. The executive sponsor’s job is to make sure everyone understands what he or she wants and there’s no miscommunication. See Bob’s full interview in the Executive Sponsor Center.
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The State of the PMO 2013: Project Leadership and Project Sponsorship, Critical Factors for Successful Projects
Wednesday 22 May 2013, 9.30am - 2.30pm Charing Cross Hotel, The Strand, WC2N 5HX
Sixty-one percent (61%) of successful projects were managed by organizations with a highly skilled to skilled executive sponsors. Seventy percent (70%) of failed projects are managed by organizations with moderate to poor executive sponsor skills.
The PMO has reached a point in its evolution to be considered a service provider whose contract could be cancelled should it not deliver the promised value. Similarly, the PMO could possibly lose executive sponsorship and financial backing if it is unable to prove its value or justify the investment the organizations has made. Ultimately, the PMO’s success is reliant on understanding customer needs and how to meet them while offering clear, measurable results.
This half-day event will take a closer look at the recent PMO survey results and at how project leadership and project sponsorship are key factors for project success and the PMO’s responsibility to ensure this success. For more info
Project Executive Sponsor Test Kit
The Standish Group research shows that a highly skilled executive sponsor (ES) is the number one reason that projects meet their business and project management goals.
Our Executive Sponsor Test Kit and workshops can improve the executive sponsor skill levels. Executive sponsors can improve their skills successfully. However, they first need to identify, recognize, and create a program to improve the ES that works within your organization’s culture and environment.
The Standish Group’s Project Executive Sponsor Test Kit helps you to identify trouble areas and provides advice on building a roadmap for improvement.
Project Executive Sponsor (ES) Test Kit benefits include:
Learn the 50 most important ES skills
Identify your organization’s ES strengths
Identify your organization’s ES weaknesses
Measure your organization’s ES against our standard
Benchmark your organization’s ES against 1,000 organizations
Create a formal ES improvement program
Improve your team-building and facilitation skills
Improve team self-respect and success rates
Earn education credits and achievements
For more information on the Project Executive Sponsor Test Kit, please contact Jennifer Lynch at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
