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Notes Contributing to strategy, policy and procedure.
Management of supplier/contractual relationships.
Budgetary control of the program of projects.

Monitoring of, and responding to, issues at the program level.
Providing regular status reports to the IPSC Program Board

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. Project sponsor is accountable for the delivery of planned …………………. associated with
the project.
2. The sponsor-manager relationship may be seen as the best means of ………………..
3. Project manager acts as main point of ……………….. between the supplier and the
organisation.

9.2 What Makes Projects Successful?

Following factors helps to make projects successful:

9.2.1 Close Relationships

The successful short-listed projects all had exceptionally close links between the business
leadership and the project team. The business customer/IT supplier approach was all but absent
and the judges saw the development of integrated teams, based around common goals, with
each individual or group contributing something of value to the project.
There was genuine collaboration, with the programs adding something significant to the business.
In many cases, initiatives were led by a senior business executive and IT projects were tracked at
board meetings.

Caselet Considerations When Moving to a Web-based
Project Management Tool

f you're moving to a web-based project management tool from MS Project, which one
of the many available do you choose? Here are some considerations to take into
Iaccount:
Microsoft project compatibility: The first thing is to ensure that you choose a web
tool that is compatible with Microsoft Project so that you can use your existing
project data.
Multiple views into project data: In my experience, the Gantt chart can seem
intimidating to some team members. As such, I recommend looking for a web-
based project management tool that has a wide selection of views into project status
(like calendar-, task- and timeline-based views), besides the venerable Gantt chart.
Flexible subscriptions: One of the limitations of Microsoft Project can be the expense
of the licenses. Many web-based project management tools like LiquidPlanner and
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