{"id":10579,"date":"2012-09-15T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T00:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2012-09-15T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-16T00:11:11","slug":"how-to-fish-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=10579","title":{"rendered":"How to Fish, Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the great fortune of growing up in a small coastal town located in New England.\u00a0 In the summer, we would fish on the ocean, in the spring and fall we would head to the pond.\u00a0 In winter, we would dress in layers and test our luck on the ice.<\/p>\n

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With the arrival of fall and cooler air temperatures, water at the surface of lakes and ponds cools, becoming almost as heavy as the cooler bottom water.\u00a0 Strong autumn winds move surface water around, which promotes mixing with deeper water.\u00a0 This is known as fall turnover.<\/p>\n

As mixing continues, lake water becomes more uniform in temperature and oxygen level, allowing fish to move around freely. Fish can be difficult to find as long as these conditions prevail, usually continues until the weather turns cold, chilling the lake’s surface.<\/p>\n

By combining a knowledge of preferred water temperature and lake turnover, you can kind-of-sort-of predict which fish will be in a particular part of a lake at a particular time of the year. \u00a0You need a similar understanding of senior leaders when it comes time to gain executive sponsorship and support project management practices.<\/p>\n

Lisa DiTullio, Principal, Your Project Office, www.yourprojectoffice.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Senior leaders play a critical role in the introduction and acceptance of project management in any organization.\u00a0 In fact, their endorsement, or lack thereof, will direct project management to succeed or fail.\u00a0 Senior executives are always under the spotlight.\u00a0 They must practice what they preach to gain staff acceptance.\u00a0\u00a0 To gain corporate buy-in on project management practices, senior executives must exhibit project management knowledge, display acceptance and be enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

Establishing clear roles and responsibilities among the project\u2019s key stakeholders and team members is on important role of an executive sponsor.\u00a0 As a project manager, be specific and direct when discussing how you will both operate.\u00a0 Do not assume how you will each operate, even if you have worked together on previous project assignments.<\/p>\n

Here are a few key questions to consider when defining roles and responsibilities:<\/p>\n