Comments for Ron Rosenhead's Project Management Blog http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on What project benefits really mean for the project manager by admin http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-2005 admin Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:55:48 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-2005 Thanks for the comments. I have no problem with identifying the desired outcomes...but clients find it so difficult to articulate what they want. This is why I have included the topic of questioning - a vital tool for project manager. Ron Thanks for the comments. I have no problem with identifying the desired outcomes…but clients find it so difficult to articulate what they want. This is why I have included the topic of questioning - a vital tool for project manager.

Ron

]]> Comment on What project benefits really mean for the project manager by xProject Management http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-1980 xProject Management Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:17 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-1980 I agree with Jeff about his point. The best way to assure benefits are focusing on an outcome :) I agree with Jeff about his point. The best way to assure benefits are focusing on an outcome :)

]]> Comment on What project benefits really mean for the project manager by Jeff Clark http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-1977 Jeff Clark Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:17 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=380#comment-1977 I think the project should focus on the desired outcome and make sure that the desired outcome continues to be needed. Focusing on an outcome (vs. scope) may mean scope management, but that is the best way to assure benefits are met. As far as benefits, if assumptions about benefits are well documented whether they be quality, financial, etc, and how to measure the benefit is also clearly documented, then the realization of the benefits can fall into an operational role. The project is involved at the beginning to assure the scope matches the assumptions. The realization process can go on for a couple of years. I think the project should focus on the desired outcome and make sure that the desired outcome continues to be needed. Focusing on an outcome (vs. scope) may mean scope management, but that is the best way to assure benefits are met.
As far as benefits, if assumptions about benefits are well documented whether they be quality, financial, etc, and how to measure the benefit is also clearly documented, then the realization of the benefits can fall into an operational role. The project is involved at the beginning to assure the scope matches the assumptions. The realization process can go on for a couple of years.

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]]> Comment on Let’s bring back the real meaning of “deadline” in projects… by Project Management http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=378#comment-1948 Project Management Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:42:33 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=378#comment-1948 “He brings me solutions, not problems” in many ways we can always associate this to a failure of PM, failure to bring the exact solutions on a given time, failure to provide expected reports for a client, that would cause a big problem between the client and the Project manager who failed to give what was expected. “He brings me solutions, not problems” in many ways we can always associate this to a failure of PM, failure to bring the exact solutions on a given time, failure to provide expected reports for a client, that would cause a big problem between the client and the Project manager who failed to give what was expected.

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