Project Management -Discussion 3

QUESTIONS

1. Why do some executives refuse to function as project sponsors? 2. Can an executive be “forced” to function as a sponsor? 3. Is it right for the sponsor to be the ultimate person responsible for the success

or failure of the project? 4. Were Al Zink’s actions that of someone trying to be an invisible sponsor? 5. Did Fred Cutler act appropriately in trying to get Al Zink to act as a sponsor? 6. What is your best guess as to what happened to the working relationship

between Al Zink and Fred Cutler?

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