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The sponsor leaves mid-project and the successor does not want it

Lo sponsor se ne va a metà progetto e il successore non lo vuole · Project Management · Beginner

The case

The director who championed, defended and funded your transformation project leaves the company mid-journey: twelve months done, ten to go, 800,000€ spent of 1.4 million. The successor, one month in, comes from a different corporate culture, called the project a legacy to be evaluated in a meeting, and froze the hiring of the two profiles you were expecting. Meanwhile the team smells the air and slows down, vendors ask for confirmations on expiring orders, and two function directors who had endured the project raise their heads demanding to rediscuss the scope. You know the project will live or die in the next sixty days, and not on its technical merits. How do you play it?

Il direttore che ha voluto, difeso e finanziato il tuo progetto di trasformazione lascia l'azienda a metà percorso: dodici mesi fatti, dieci da fare, 800.000€ spesi su 1,4 milioni. Il successore, arrivato da un mese, viene da una cultura aziendale diversa, ha definito il progetto in una riunione un'eredità da valutare, e ha congelato le assunzioni dei due profili che aspettavi. Nel frattempo il team sente l'aria e rallenta, i fornitori chiedono conferme sugli ordini in scadenza, e due direttori di funzione che avevano subito il progetto rialzano la testa chiedendo di ridiscutere il perimetro. Sai che nei prossimi sessanta giorni il progetto vivrà o morirà, e non per i suoi meriti tecnici. Come giochi la partita?

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