Sponsoring Projects™

Who Is It For?

C-Suite, senior managers, directors and those involved in sponsoring, resourcing, governing and controlling the delivery of projects, alongside their operational responsibilities.

What's It All About?

This workshop is designed for groups or teams within the same organisation that need to be strategically aligned to deliver the best results with minimal time and resource investment. Attendees may have previously delivered their own projects and now require the next level of expertise. The workshop provides insights, tools and jargon-free language to maintain control and overall direction of their projects, keeping a high-level strategic position. The knowledge and skills developed will help accelerate the whole organisation's maturity in handling change through projects.

This process can be even further accelerated if your project teams have attended our Project Management Survival Guide™.

You and your organisation will gain experienced and unbiased feedback on your approach and how to tackle your challenges.

What Will You Get Out Of It?

You'll become a more effective project sponsor, with minimal impact on your day-to-day responsibilities. By:

• Saving time, reducing stress and minimising conflict with your colleagues by using a balanced approach to risk.
• Confidently dealing with issues, risks and constraints.
• Being able to create an environment where on-time, on-budget delivery is the norm.

What Will Your Organisation Get Out Of It?

By investing in your project capability at all levels, you proactively work towards minimising costly and time-consuming mistakes. 20% or more of your organisation's resources may be utilised on project delivery; this workshop enables you to maximise the benefits of this investment without compromising business as usual. The people responsible for the sponsorship of projects need to be empowered with the correct support, knowledge, skills and tools to maximise on:

• Projects that are delivered on time and budget.
• Improved team morale through stress reduction and enhanced conflict management.
• Improved ROI through better resource management and time saved through the use of the most effective tools and techniques, when combined with our other project management workshops.

Typical Workshop Content

• Thought-provoking interactive case studies, team discussion and role-play are used throughout the workshop to develop thinking and embed learning.
• Understand the strategic and operational context of projects and change.
• Recognise the role of the project lifecycle and the benefits of standardising language, frameworks and templates across the business.
• Explore how effective decisions are made by appreciating the different roles and responsibilities within a project.
• Planning from the outset: using the business case, success criteria and factors, KPIs and effective tracking and reporting.
• Shaping scope and ensuring adequate change control, as well as efficient resource management.
• Appreciating the role of milestone planning, critical path analysis and risk management in the decision-making process concerning the risk appetite.
• Ensuring effective issue escalation and resolution.
• Using stage/gate reviews to shape outcomes and drive quality solutions.
• Understand the communication plan and its role in effective stakeholder management.
• Understand benefits management and experience the technique of building a benefits linkage model.