Project Sponsor Coaching | Training

Delivery Methods

This course can be taken through any of the following:

On Site
Web Based – interactive trainer led delivery over the Web

Course Overview

This session will demonstrate the role of sponsors and the aspects of project management that sponsor’s need to be aware of to discharge their responsibilities. The course is especially useful to those people who do not have a project background and will also provide many useful insights to those who do, especially around the strategic definition and communication of projects.

It is typically delivered in small groups or on a one-to-one coaching basis.

Duration

0.5 – 1.0 day

Intended For

Sponsors, Executives and Senior Managers of businesses which regularly engage in projects.

Course Objectives

To demonstrate why sponsorship matters and the responsibilities of project sponsors
To coach sponsors with:
- how to communicate the aims of any project in crystal clear terms
- how to manage the benefits realisation aspect of any project
- implementing effective governance across projects
- conducting reviews of projects
- interacting more successfully with project managers

Where this course comes from:

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Agenda

Session:	Items:
Overview:	Objectives of session Why projects are very different to day-to-day operations
Why Sponsorship matters	The role of the sponsor Practical reasons why Sponsorship really matters Overview of the benefits realisation process How to ensure benefits are fully realised - lessons learned from over 200 projects
Improving Strategic Definition \| The one-page business case	Critical importance of early stages Developing crystal clear strategic objectives Improving communication of outcomes and target benefits The one-page business case
Communicating with project managers	Avoiding common issues – key questions to always ask
Governance	Why projects typically fail - most common cause of issues Making Governance highly practical Conducting business reviews of projects
Stage Gate Process	Purpose of stage gates Key factors in go/no go decisions How to conduct Gates
Sponsor and the Project Management Process	Difference between sponsors (decisions) and steering committees Sponsor’s role in managing project scope change
Avoiding common errors with Project Budgets	Dos and don'ts with budgets Biggest and common estimating errors Using contingency budgets with discipline

Following this course:	you will be ready to conduct the role of a sponsor

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