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The Project Sponsor is the individual (often a manager or executive) with overall accountability for the project. The Project Sponsor is primarily concerned with ensuring that the project delivers the agreed business benefits. The Project Sponsor acts as the representative of the organisation, and plays a vital leadership role through: 1  providing 'championship' for the project, selling and marketing the project throughout the organisation. 2  providing business expertise and guidance to the Project Manager.
The project sponsor maintains a good working relationship with major stakeholders such as the project manager, client and senior project players from other internal and external organizations and companies. Support broad authority for project manager and team. The best project sponsors do not micromanage a project. Instead, the project manager enjoys great flexibility to promote best practices in planning and managing the project, and making day-to-day decisions. Decisions related to scope, schedule and costs that affect changes to external commitments must include the project sponsor. Resolve conflicts.