Can you ever have too much executive sponsorship in an IT project? 

Most technology-based projects typically suffer from obscurity versus too much visibility.  We often struggle with adoption of the solution or change management around using a new technology solution, so is too much visibility a negative?  I have recently seen and experienced a project that suffered from too much executive involvement.  I know that sounds funny.  Can a sponsor ever be too involved?  Can a project be derailed by someone’s over involvement?  Good questions, but ones to which I offer a resounding “Yes!”  As with most things, there can be “too much of a good thing”.  Executive sponsorship is no exception to this old adage.