Sponsor

Sponsors are responsible for initiating the effort to define a business need and develop a solution to meet that need. They authorize the work to be performed, and control the budget and scope for the initiative. Alternate role names might be an executive.

BABOK References

This is a list of references to the sponsor role in the BABOK:

  • Can provide needs and objectives for the approach and ensures that organizational policies are followed.

  • The selected approach may depend on availability and involvement with the initiative.

  • May request that specific stakeholders be involved in the business analysis activities.

  • Can impose their own requirements for how business analysis information should be managed. Participates in change discussions and approves proposed changes.

  • Reviews, comments on, and approves business analysis information.

  • May require reports on business analysis performance to address problems as they are identified.

  • A manager of business analysts may also sponsor initiatives to improve the performance of business analysis activities.

  • Has the authority to approve or deny a planned elicitation event, and to authorize and require the participation of specific stakeholders.

  • Authorizes and ensures funding for implementation of any recommended actions.

  • Authorizes and ensures funding for a solution delivery, and champions action to resolve problems identified in the organizational assessment.

  • Responsible for approving the potential value of the solution, for providing resources to develop, implement and support the solution, and for directing enterprise resources to use the solution.

  • The sponsor is also responsible for approving a change to potential value.

  • Can identify risks; provide insights into data and the potential value of a solution.

  • They will make decisions about the significance of expected versus actual solution performance.

  • Responsible for approving the measures used to determine solution performance. May also provide performance expectations.

  • Approves the expenditure of resources to purchase or develop a solution and approve the final recommendation.

  • The sponsor will want to be kept informed of any changes in potential value or risk, as well as the resulting opportunity cost, as he/she may prefer another course of action.

  • May assist in defining and confirming the requirements architecture.

  • Authorizes and ensures funding for a solution delivery, and champions action to resolve problems identified in the organizational assessment.

  • Responsible for approving the potential value of the solution, for providing resources to develop, implement and support the solution, and for directing enterprise resources to use the solution.

  • The sponsor is also responsible for approving a change to potential value.

  • Can identify risks; provide insights into data and the potential value of a solution.

  • They will make decisions about the significance of expected versus actual solution performance.

  • Responsible for approving the measures used to determine solution performance.

  • May also provide performance expectations.

  • May assist in defining and confirming the requirements architecture approves the expenditure of resources to purchase or develop a solution and approve the final recommendation.

  • The sponsor will want to be kept informed of any changes in potential value or risk, as well as the resulting opportunity cost, as he/she may prefer another course of action.

  • Authorizes and ensures funding for solution delivery, and champions the change.

  • Needs to understand risks as part of authorizing and funding change.

  • Helps determine which business needs to address and sets the business objectives that a future state will achieve.

  • Authorizes and ensures funding to support moving towards the future state. might have context for performance of existing solutions.

  • Is required to approve the various relationships accountable for the solution scope and can provide insight to be utilized when assessing change.

  • Responsible to review and approve the business case, solution or product scope, and all requirements and designs.

  • Has the authority to approve or deny a planned elicitation event, and to authorize and require the participation of specific stakeholders.

  • Authorizes and ensures that the stakeholders necessary to participate in elicitation are involved.