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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Project Initiator Vs Project Sponsor are they the same figure?
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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
not necessarily
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1 reply by George Lewis
Apr 25, 2016 5:23 AM
George Lewis
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Can you expand?
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Praveen Malik Independent Consultant| Independent Consultant New Delhi, India

Depending on the context, Project Initiator could be Sponsor or Customer or senior mgmt or someone else also. But there is a definite meaning of term 'Project Sponsor'.
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1 reply by George Lewis
Apr 25, 2016 5:45 AM
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Malik - I read your blog.

So you're saying that a Project Initiator is not necessarily a project sponsor and that a project sponsor could also be your own customer?

Aside from that, I'm trying to find specific examples of Initiators that are not Sponsor.

Thanks for your help...
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Apr 25, 2016 2:30 AM
Replying to Markus Kopko
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not necessarily
Can you expand?
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Apr 25, 2016 4:38 AM
Replying to Praveen Malik
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Depending on the context, Project Initiator could be Sponsor or Customer or senior mgmt or someone else also. But there is a definite meaning of term 'Project Sponsor'.


Malik - I read your blog.

So you're saying that a Project Initiator is not necessarily a project sponsor and that a project sponsor could also be your own customer?

Aside from that, I'm trying to find specific examples of Initiators that are not Sponsor.

Thanks for your help...
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1 reply by Praveen Malik
Apr 30, 2016 4:13 PM
Praveen Malik
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In PMI's context, Project Initiator has no special meaning. Some other standards may assign it a special meaning. Hope it helps.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Praveen also I see you also have another blog on the How Many Practice Questions are need to pass the exam... Interesting...

http://www.pmbypm.com/how-many-pmp-practice-questions-pass-exam/

Can you cast your vote here as well?
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And state a comment here as well?
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I'm sure you'll have a valueable input...
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Any more examples on differences between "Project Initiator Vs Project Sponsor"
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Praveen Malik Independent Consultant| Independent Consultant New Delhi, India
Apr 25, 2016 5:45 AM
Replying to George Lewis
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Malik - I read your blog.

So you're saying that a Project Initiator is not necessarily a project sponsor and that a project sponsor could also be your own customer?

Aside from that, I'm trying to find specific examples of Initiators that are not Sponsor.

Thanks for your help...
In PMI's context, Project Initiator has no special meaning. Some other standards may assign it a special meaning. Hope it helps.
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1 reply by George Lewis
Apr 30, 2016 4:19 PM
George Lewis
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Thanks Malik
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Apr 30, 2016 4:13 PM
Replying to Praveen Malik
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In PMI's context, Project Initiator has no special meaning. Some other standards may assign it a special meaning. Hope it helps.
Thanks Malik
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Very interesting topic...

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