Executive Briefing Project Governance and Sponsorship Foundational Knowledge	PDF Version

No foundational project management or technical knowledge is required.

The Briefing

This intense 6 hour briefing, pitched at the executive level, explores the following issues.

• The executive issue of project and strategic alignment.
• Reducing time spent kicking off a project.
• What should an executive focus on to reduce time wasted during project delivery.
• The 10 most probable causes of project failure and who has power and influence over them – and therefore the ability to reduce their impact on the project.
• The roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor and project steering committee members.
• The critical success factors associated with projects that must be evaluated and monitored by senior management.

The briefing provides guidance on:

• the selection of the most appropriate person to be the project sponsor; and
• the selection of project steering committee members.

The Briefing also:

• Introduces an executive view of fundamental project management tools; and
• Provides attendees with many tips and techniques on reducing the time that they have to spend exercising their project governance responsibilities and, at the same time, increasing the effectiveness of their time spent.

Briefing Outcomes

The outcomes for participants attending the briefing will include:

• A better appreciation of their roles and responsibilities within the project framework;
• A clearer understanding of the most effective way to use their time spent on the governance of their projects to ensure that:
• the project delivers the necessary outputs that will in turn ensure that the desired project outcomes (benefits) have the best chance of being realised; and
• they minimise their time required on project governance issues; and
• A common project management language amongst participants which in turn will assist in a better understanding of colleagues’ project success expectations.

Documentation

The documentation provided in this briefing contains:

• A comprehensive guide to the roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor and project steering committee members;
• An outline of executive level project management tools and techniques as taught more comprehensively in our Project Management: Essential Techniques Workshop; and
• Documentation of many tips and techniques that executives can use to manage their projects more effectively and efficiently.

Briefing Design

The structure, content and duration of this briefing can be tailored to meet individual organisation's requirements.

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