The Courageous Sponsor (eBook)

How to overcome challenges to get your project done

Annie Sheehan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
186 Seiten
Anne-Marie C Sheehan (Verlag)
978-0-6488222-1-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book helps executive leaders get to grips with what it means to be an effective project sponsor.Over the author's long career as a project management professional, executive coach and board director, she has worked with many experienced leaders who have been thrown into the role of a project sponsor. Many don't know where to start or who to ask for help.This book will help you understand the fundamental skills and expected behaviours of an effective project sponsor, and the positive impact this can have on the team and the project outcomes.It is filled with examples, stories and practical action steps to help the reader build their courageous sponsor skills.Selected contents:The basics - Understand the basic project terminology and what it means to be a sponsorSponsor personas - understand the different types of sponsor behaviourKnow when to ask for helpGet your project under controlBuild your teamFocus on actionGive and receive courageous feedbackDevelop project roadmapsDefine success and execute your planCommunicating with stakeholdersTake your game to the next levelThe road ahead - continuous improvementReviewsBased on my 15 years' experience as a sponsor, I know projects are never easy. And when things go wrong, the financial and human cost is substantial. This book is a must-read, full of practical lessons that will help any existing or aspiring sponsor and their teams improve project outcomes. - Tim Mitchell-Adams, Business ExecutiveWith the rise of the Project Economy, sponsors and senior leaders must rapidly increase their project knowledge and competencies. 'The Courageous Sponsor' is a perfect way to get started and understand the role and techniques to be a successful project sponsor. Thanks to Annie Sheehan's experience in this field, the book is full of real-life examples and insights, which makes the reading worthwhile. - Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, global expert in Project Management, Author of "e;Lead Successful Projects"e; and "e;The Project Revolution"e;. 2016 Global Chair, Project Management InstituteAnnie Sheehan's book is a roadmap to being the kind of sponsor that project teams long for. Dive in deeply, or choose a chapter that strikes a nerve of a current project pain you are experiencing. You will find that being an effective sponsor is within your reach, and dramatically improves what you and your team can achieve together. - - Kimberly Wiefling, Author of Scrappy Project Management - The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces

Inhalt

Table of Contents:

Contents

INTRODUCTION vii

CHAPTER 1 The Basics 1

PART A › PREPARE 9

CHAPTER 2 Sponsor personas 10

CHAPTER 3 Asking for help 25

CHAPTER 4 First aid 40

CHAPTER 5 Walk the talk 60

PART B › EXPERIMENT 73

CHAPTER 6 Team drills 74

CHAPTER 7 Debriefing 92

CHAPTER 8 Courageous feedback 103

CHAPTER 9 Roadmaps 110

CHAPTER 10 Defining success and executing your plan 125

PART C › REFLECT 133

CHAPTER 11 Communicating with stakeholders 134

CHAPTER 12 Keep the faith 151

CHAPTER 13 Taking your game to the next level 161

CHAPTER 14 The road ahead 171

FURTHER MATERIAL 175

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 176

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.6.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement
• Schlagworte: Agile • agile coaching • business advantage • Coaching • Courage • Decision Making • Executive Coaching • Leadership • Project coaching • Project delivery • Project Management • project sponsor • project sponsorship • Sponsor • Sponsorship • Teamwork • Women in Business • work approach
• ISBN-10: 0-6488222-1-4 / 0648822214
• ISBN-13: 978-0-6488222-1-9 / 9780648822219