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Notes Managing coordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
Detailed project planning and control including:
Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.

Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.

Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
Managing project training within the defined budget.
Laising with, and updating progress to project board/senior management.
Managing project evaluation and dissemination activities.

Managing consultancy input within the defined budget.
Giving final approval of the design specification.
Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
Defing and managing the User Acceptance Testing program.

Identifying user training needs and devising and managing user training programs.
Providing regular status reports to the IPSC Program Board.

9.1.2 Project Sponsor

The person who commissions others to deliver the project and champions the cause throughout
the project. They will normally be a senior member of staff with a relevant area of responsibility
that will be affected by the outcome of the project. They are involved from the start of the
project, including defining the project in conjunction with the project manager. Once the project
has been launched they should ensure that it is actively reviewed.

Did u know? The Project Sponsor is the one who has to negotiate a path through the tricky
diplomatic areas of the project although the project manager will most likely be involved
in such areas from time to time too.

Responsibilities

Following are the responsibilities of a project sponsor:
Acts as champion of the project.
Is accountable for the delivery of planned benefits associated with the project.

Ensures resolution of issues escalated by the Project Manager or the Project Board.
Sponsors the communications program; communicates the program’s goals to the
organization as a whole.

Makes key organisation/commercial decisions for the project.

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