Product Description
Section I explains the roles of the project sponsor as mentor, catalyst, motivator, barrier buster, boundary manager, and liaison to senior management. Key tasks of the project sponsor are explained, including how to effectively set up a project team and how to support the team throughout the project cycle.
Section II identifies over 20 common project team problems that arise, and provides alternate solutions for dealing with them.
The Appendix provides some helpful tools to increase team effectiveness and, therefore, project performance. This to-the-point and quick reading for today’s busy executives and managers is a one-of-a-kind source that describes the unique and challenging support that executives and managers must provide to be effective sponsors of project teams. It’s intended for executives and middle managers who will be, or are, sponsors of a project, particularly cross-functional projects. It is also helpful reading for facilitators and project leaders.
About the Author
Joan Brant-Love is Internal Operations Manager at Mockingbird Networks. Previously, she was manager of Order Fulfillment Process at Network Computing Devices, and was an independent consultant focusing on business process improvement and organization change projects. Prior to that, Joan has held positions in finance, marketing services, sales administration, human resources, and technical documentation. She has extensive experience in leading multifunctional projects.
