Project champions can dramatically improve the chances of project success, but they can also have some negative effects.
For example, projects championed by a well-known organizational member are very difficult to kill, even when they are failing badly.
Read the article on blind faith posted at www.computerworld.com/s/article/78274/Blind_Faith? taxonomyld=073.
What does the article suggest are some of the pitfalls in excessive championing by highly placed members of an organization?