Foreword

In my professional work as a consultant, project manager, and leadership coach, I have observed many project sponsors. Their performance varies all over the map, from helpful and supportive to downright dysfunctional and counterproductive.

Many of the project sponsors I have encountered would benefit from using this book as a reference guide, even if they didn’t take the time to read it in its entirety. Project managers can also benefit from this book by ensuring they’ve covered the book’s topics.

This book tackles the most common project issues that should make project sponsors nervous. These issues, such as the project sponsor/project manager relationship, repeatedly arise during my work as a project management leadership coach. The ...

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