Project HEADWAY: Setting Up Your Sponsor Relationship for Success

 

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Overview

In this presentation, Mark Mullaly explores what it takes to develop, build and sustain a successful relationship with your project sponsor. You will learn how to negotiate expectations up front to position yourself for success. You’ll gain strategies for appropriately guiding, educating and coaching your sponsor in the role in a way that they will accept and value. You will also learn how to course correct and provide constructive feedback in a way that is most likely to ensure that it is heard positively and meaningfully taken on board. For anyone that wants to improve the relationship with their current project sponsor—or thrive in engaging with their next one—this is a presentation that you won’t want to miss.

Learning Objectives

In this presentation, Mark Mullaly explores what it takes to develop, build and sustain a successful relationship with your project sponsor. You will learn how to negotiate expectations up front to position yourself for success. You’ll gain strategies for appropriately guiding, educating and coaching your sponsor in the role in a way that they will accept and value. You will also learn how to course correct and provide constructive feedback in a way that is most likely to ensure that it is heard positively and meaningfully taken on board. For anyone that wants to improve the relationship with their current project sponsor—or thrive in engaging with their next one—this is a presentation that you won’t want to miss.

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Talent Triangle Alignment

This video qualifies for the following PDUs:

PMP/PgMP CAPM PMI-ACP PMI-SP PMI-RMP PfMP PMI-PBA DASM DASSM DAC DAVSC PMI-CP PMI-PMOCP PMI-CPMAI Ways of Working 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Power Skills 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Business Acumen 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Acknowledgements: Heather McLarnon, CSPO