Sponsors play a key role in cross-functional projects and their involvement makes the difference between projects that are complicated by their nature and projects that we complicate ourselves. But C-level people are also involved, at the same time, in a multitude of projects that belong to them or for which they allocate resources. Subsequently, the time they can offer each project is very limited.

This program aims to help them achieve a balance between the amount of time and attention needed in order to successfully manage both operational activities and projects.

The program itself was designed bearing in mind the concept of ​​balance: concepts presentation and a workshop session, completed by 1:1 discussions in order to respect the confidentiality of potentially sensitive information.

Studies show that 75% of medium and high complexity projects fail due to scarce top management involvement and that the sponsors’ degree of involvement is the determining factor in achieving the desired results.

The explanation is simple: the sponsors involved in the development of the project can use their position and authority and intervene when needed to unblock situations that exceed the project team’s decision-making level.

The reason why most leaders fail to provide the necessary support in the projects they sponsor is lack of time. They play a role in multiple parallel initiatives any hour of the day. They can’t follow everything in detail, but it’s extremely important for them to know the status of the projects in their portfolio.

This program offers you solutions to change things for the better if:

• last year, the completion rate of your sponsored projects wasn’t as you expected
• this year you also have a generous portfolio of projects, and you already feel that things are not going so well
• you need a new, more flexible approach for handling projects which imply a high degree of change and transformation
• you feel that your project managers and their teams would benefit from more support, but you’re not sure you can manage it

Even if you have a dedicated team and a project coordinator, if you are a sponsor, the project is first and foremost yours. You are the one who has to give the strategic direction, make the important decisions and initiate the key changes.

That’s why you need to gain visibility and speed for small and medium projects, to be able to dedicate more of your energy and time to the larger projects.