Business Transformation Through Program Management

As organizations emerge from one of the worst economic crises in recent history, they are focused on recovery and adjusting to a dramatically changed landscape. The impact has been felt by all organizations big or small, public or private. The magnitude of change contemplated spans a wide spectrum from minor tweaking of business strategy to full scale business transformation. One fact is certain - given the experience during the economic downturn, it is critical for organizations to ensure these transformations are successful and deliver targeted benefits.

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Project Sponsor As Core Team Member

Recently I was teaching one of our human dimension skills seminars and the question about who was on the core project team was posed to the participants.  Someone said the project sponsor was always part of their project team.   When questioned further they indicated that in fact the sponsor was also responsible for activities and deliverables in the project plan.  This surprised me since we always position the sponsor on the project organization chart above the project manager and team in the overall hierarchy.

It made me wonder how projects are using their sponsor and what level of active involvement do they play. 

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