04422nam 2200769 450 991081559250332120200520144314.01-63157-412-4(CKB)4340000000023725(BEP)4766692(OCoLC)966524999(CaBNVSL)swl00406972(Au-PeEL)EBL4766692(CaPaEBR)ebr11315871(CaONFJC)MIL977930(OCoLC)966362635(CaSebORM)9781631574122(MiAaPQ)EBC4766692(EXLCZ)99434000000002372520161217d2017 fy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierImproving executive sponsorship of projects a holistic approach /Dawne E. Chandler, Payson HallFirst edition.New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :Business Expert Press,2017.1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) illustrationsPortfolio and project management collection,2156-82001-63157-411-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.1. Approach to improving executive project sponsorship -- 2. Executive sponsorship matters -- 3. Cultural influences on executive sponsorship -- 4. Importance of project management standards -- 5. Desirable executive sponsor characteristics -- 6. Sponsor readiness -- 7. Roadmap to organizational preparedness -- 8. A plan to enhance executive sponsorship -- 9. Summary -- References -- Index.This book is a resource for senior managers looking to enhance project outcomes by improving executive project sponsorship. It is also a source for project managers and sponsoring executives seeking information to improve sponsor effectiveness. Improving Executive Sponsorship of Projects addresses gaps in current project management literature. From a senior management perspective, the gap is the lack of resources explaining why and how to establish a program to improve executive sponsorship strategically across an organization. From a tactical perspective, the gap is a scarcity of actionable materials to clarify roles, responsibilities, expected behaviors, and identify support necessary for improving sponsor effectiveness. The authors identify key factors to consider before creating an executive sponsorship improvement program or enhancing an existing one and explain why executive sponsorship is important to an organization, how an organization's culture influences the effectiveness of the sponsor role, and why project management standards are critical to success. They explore what roles, responsibilities, and behavior should be considered and how to determine whether the person in the sponsor role is the right person and prepared to do the job. Finally, the book provides a process, with tools, to assess an organization's readiness to implement an executive sponsorship program, develop a plan for improvement, and monitor the progress of a program once it has begun.Portfolio and project management collection.,2156-8200Project managementExecutive abilityexecutive leadershipexecutive sponsorshiporganizational preparednessportfolio managementprogram managementproject managementproject manager and sponsor relationship buildingproject sponsor behaviorsproject sponsor trainingproject sponsor roles and responsibilitiesproject sponsorshipproject sponsorship effectivenessproject sponsorship assessmentprojects and strategic alignmentstrategysustainability of project managementvalue of project managementvalue of project sponsorshipProject management.Executive ability.658.404Chandler Dawne E.1658585Hall PaysonMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815592503321Improving executive sponsorship of projects4012691UNINA