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Organizational Support
Organizational support means that the organization structures itself and its processes to support the project teams. Simple examples of organizational support include:

  • An accounting system that enables project managers to quickly and accurately determine their budget status from a common database. “Teams don’t fail, systems fail.”

  • Executive oversight groups that remove roadblocks for individual projects and prioritize among competing projects.

  • Funding for project management training and project support personnel.

If you have ever found your project success compromised by administrative processes, then you understand what organizational support is not.