Project Management that Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done

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ffective project management begins with an ego check. You

must be prepared to take or give direction at any level of the or-

ganization. In every project, there is a primary owner of the

project. This person provides the financial backing for the project and

sets the initial requirements. This person is the project sponsor. There

is no requirement, however, that he or she must be at a certain level of

the organization. Your sponsor may not always be an executive. In fact,

you may be assigned a new project to examine and procure new waste

receptacles. Your sponsor could be the janitor!

Generally, a project manager (PM, as we will refer to him through- ...