Project sponsor
Description
The project sponsor is responsible for the outcomes of the project and the achievement of the set objectives within the set framework conditions.
Responsibility
- Initiation and steering of the project
- Overall responsibility for the project and objective achievement
- Reconciliation of the project objectives with the overarching strategies, requirements, and objectives of the core organization
- Provision of resources (financial, human, infrastructure) and assurance that they are used efficiently
- Timely decisions on requests and measures
- Chairing of the project committee and appointment of its members
- Appointment and steering of the project management, definition of the project management's powers
- Assurance of sufficient participation by the specialist area
Competence
- Decision-making power within the framework of the allocation of powers by the core organization
- Allocation of financial and human resources, as well as infrastructure, to the project
- Escalation to the core organization
Skills
- Business understanding and knowledge of the specialist area
- Knowledge of the core organization requirements for the project (e.g. for procurement, financing, controlling, security), for project steering, and for the project organization
- Business administration knowledge to ensure the efficient and effective use of financial and human resources
- In-depth knowledge of project initiation and project management
- Knowledge of HERMES, attested to by course attendance
- Communication skills to represent the project internally and externally, manage stakeholders, and resolve conflicts
- Decisiveness and assertiveness