Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success

Project Sponsorship—which includes case studies, checklists, and action plans—shows how project sponsors and project managers can develop the skills they need to manage successful projects. Randall L. Englund and Alfonso Bucero—experts in the field of project management—have written the definitive guide for educating all stakeholders in the nature of project sponsorship. They describe in detail the responsibilities of the project sponsor, from communications and liaison, selection and training, problem solving, mentoring, and feedback, to the review of project execution. The project sponsor and manager learn how to negotiate effectively with each other and the project team to achieve their commitments.

Randall L. Englund is a successful project management consultant, author (Creating an Environment for Successful Projects, Creating the Project Office, The Complete Project Manager, Project Sponsorship), and speaker. He was previously a senior project manager with Hewlett-Packard and a member of its corporate Project Management Initiative. His website is englundpmc.com. Alfonso Bucero is an independent consultant and author who resides in Madrid, Spain. He trained sponsors while a project manager for HP Consulting, is a contributing editor to PM Network, and is the author of Project Management: A New Vision (in Spanish), Today is a Good Day, and The Influential Project Manager. His website is abucero.com.