Project initiation requires putting the team and other resources in place to deliver the project, developing a project plan, and starting to deliver the project.
The project sponsor
The project sponsor is a key role in every project. The sponsor represents the interests of the project investors and supports the project manager to fulfil his day-to-day role. The project manager manages the day-to-day work on the project.
The project sponsor’s role is to:
- Identify the business need for a project, and act as an evangelist for the project.
- Provide senior support to a project during execution:
- accessing resources
- overcoming problems
- decision making ...
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