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How to be a project champion without personalizing the project?

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Kgobalale John Malatji Projects Portfolio Manager | Noko-imp Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Some Project Sponsors; Program Managers and Project Managers personalizes their projects to a point that they are defensive and will push for the project through portfolio management committees even when the business case is based on weak assumptions.
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
It can be difficult to let go of projects in which you are personally and professionally invested.
You have to rely on overhead committees such a PMOs or steering committees to have sufficient detachment to make decisions based on what is right for the organization.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
If you personalize something in your life then you are lost. And you will loose in any initiative you will initiate in your life. It is not easy, I know. But what you stated could be a matter of any other type of thing not about personalize the project. Remember: as project manager we never have the whole information. We need to deal with that.

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