Posts Tagged “Project Sponsor”
The business case 6 – Accountabilities
by jed simms on November 5, 2009
The business case is just words unless someone is taking accountability for its delivery. If you’re going to give someone ten million you’d want them to be committed to and accountable for delivering the promised value proposition. The Project Sponsor (…)
Its time to stop this madness!
by jed simms on August 6, 2008
Its time to stop putting our heads in the sand and telling ourselves that “There really isn’t that big a problem out there.” Yes there is. Most projects still miss, lose or destroy more value that they deliver. And to (…)
Project Governance on Steriods
by jed simms on June 17, 2008
As many of you will know, I’ve been pioneering Project Governance since the late 1990s. In the past year I’ve completely revamped and extended our Project Governance program. This complete program is now available under “Business Project Governance” at www.project-sponsor.com. (…)
7: The Governance Structure
by jed simms on March 18, 2008
A common misconception is that projects rotate around the Project Manager. This is not so. They really rotate around the Project Sponsor. The Sponsor is the person with the connections to the Executive Committee, his or her peers, the Steering (…)
5: The Business Capability Maturity Model
by jed simms on March 5, 2008
Why is it that two organizations implementing the same technical solution (hardware and software) can generate very different results? One implementation may be a disaster and threaten the existence of the organization, while the other generates massive, positive returns. When (…)