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| <mainDescription><p>
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| This is a high-level business role. The Executive Sponsor is the "project champion" who is committed to the project,
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| its approach and wants the system. The role ultimately "owns" the system and has responsibility for it. The Executive
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| Sponsor must hold a sufficiently high position in the organisation to be able to resolve business issues (e.g. to force
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| open closed doors) and make financial decisions. This role has a crucial responsibility to ensure and enable fast
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| progress throughout the project, cutting through the bureaucracy and politics that impede development.
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| </p>
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| <h5>
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| <a id="Responsibilities" name="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</a>
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| </h5>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| Ensuring the decision-making process for escalated project issues is effective and rapid
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Responding to escalated issues
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Ensuring that funds and other resources are made available as needed
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| </li>
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| Monitoring the continued business case for the project
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| </li>
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| Commitment and availability throughout the development cycle.
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| </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
| <skills><ul class="noindent"> |
| <li> |
| Ability to commit appropriate funds and resources |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Ability to question |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Decisiveness |
| </li> |
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| Political awareness |
| </li> |
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| Business knowledge |
| </li> |
| </ul></skills> |
| <assignmentApproaches><p> |
| The Executive Sponsor role and Visionary role may often be held by the same person |
| </p></assignmentApproaches> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:RoleDescription> |