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Sidebar: The Project Sponsor's Role

February 16, 2004 12:00 PM ET

Computerworld - "Sponsorship is not a spectator sport," says Gopal Kapur, president of the Center for Project Management. A good IT project sponsor commits political capital as well as resources and personal time, Kapur adds. The sponsor should be able to make 80% of all decisions without approval from higher-ups. Other roles and responsibilities include the following:

  • Making sure the project manager and the team have the skills necessary to manage the project

  • Providing guidance for key business strategies

  • Understanding the project's complexity

  • Empowering the project manager

  • Championing the project and the team

  • Formally managing the project's scope

  • Approving plans, schedules and budgets

  • Ensuring sustained buy-in

  • Clearing roadblocks

  • Ensuring timely availability of resources

  • Reviewing the project's progress

  • Ensuring that project benefits are realized

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