Assignment 1:
Describe your experiences with engaging, aligning, and influencing project stakeholders:
Either copy this table into your post and fill in the data from your sponsor survey in the lower cells, or use the supplied Excel spreadsheet (or spreadsheet from Survey Tables in the General Q&A Discussion area) Data must be numerical :
Assignment 2:
From the book on Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success, 2nd Ed, provide your analysis and reactions about which practices are currently done well or not well in a current organization. What take-aways from the reading will you implement to manage up an organization? How can you ensure adequate sponsorship is present and sustained on technical projects?
Highlight your lessons learned from this reading. Describe which practices may be especially meaningful for you. How might you adopt, adapt, and apply them on current or future projects?