Can Executive sponsors influence the outcome of a project?

Describe the four stages of a project life-cycle

According to this article, what are the three essential success factors?

2. Meeting agreements: Was the project completed on time, on budget, and to specifications?

What are the project sponsor behaviors that affected the Initiating Stage?

What are the project sponsor behaviors that affected the Planning Stage?

Which project sponsor behaviors are most effective during the executing stage?

Which project sponsor behaviors are most effective during the Closing Stage?

Knowledge management: during the Closing stage sponsors need to ensure that meaningful lessons learned from the project are identified and captured for future use/projects.