A Holistic Take on Executive Sponsorship

Naomi Caietti, PMP is managing editor of NaomiCaietti.com. She launched her own consulting company to provide global, on-demand virtual services for clients that need a speaker, author or coach.

  Leadership   Organizational Project Management   Stakeholder Management  

“An actively engaged executive sponsor is the top driver of projects meeting their original goals and business intent," and the percentage of organization using executive sponsors increased to 62 percent compared to 59 percent in 2016, according to the 2017 PMI Pulse of the Profession. Good news, but certainly the trend needs to continue.

Dawne E. Chandler, PhD, PMP — a management consultant with 35-plus years of blended academic and corporate experience — and Payson Hall, PMP — a consulting project manager with Catalysis Group and former software engineer — are hoping to help with a compelling book that advocates a holistic approach to establishing an executive sponsorship program, including a framework for assessing the program, a roadmap for organizational preparedness, and a go-forward plan for improvement.

Chandler and Hall bring 80 years of combined real-world experience to guide the conversation from a senior management and tactical perspective on how to develop or enhance your executive sponsorship program. They make actionable recommendations for executive leaders, PMO directors and project managers to leverage their executive sponsorship programs progress to realize organizational agility.

Chandler and Hall took some time to share their insights about their new book.

Genuinely thrilled and inspired that two experts came …

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