{"id":1864,"date":"2020-04-13T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=1864"},"modified":"2020-04-13T17:03:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T00:03:02","slug":"securing-a-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/securing-a-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing a Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some information to convince you that it is important to have a project sponsor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good sponsorship is the #1 driver of project success &#8211; PMI, Executive Sponsor Engagement: Top Driver of Project and Program Success. 2014<\/li>\n<li>Fewer than 2 in 3 projects have actively engaged project sponsors &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmi.org\/~\/media\/PDF\/Business-Solutions\/PMI_Pulse_2014.ashx\" style=\"outline: none;\">PMI, The High&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrike.com\/project-management-guide\/faq\/what-is-cost-in-project-management\/\">Cost<\/a> of Low Performance. 2014<\/li>\n<li>Less than 40% of all projects successfully are completed on time, within budget, and to specification\/requirements &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.versionone.com\/assets\/img\/files\/CHAOSManifesto2013.pdf\" style=\"outline: none;\">The Standish Group, CHAOS Manifesto<\/a>. 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Further resources for best practices on project sponsorship:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Guidelines for securing project sponsor support &#8211; 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