I recently introduced a new exercise into my project management courses. The reason; I was concerned, very concerned about project management communications. An analysis by Project Agency showed that just over 68% of people (of approximately 1400 people surveyed) feel project communications are poor or very poor. The exercise is in three parts: Part 1: I get people into small … Read More
How effective is your project monitoring? Project monitoring is carried out for many reasons including: Checking the project is still needed It is delivering against its business case, objectives and benefits It will deliver against the key driver – quality, cost or time – 1 only Risks and stakeholders are being managed effectively Clearly, there are more reasons, many more. … Read More
I was taken aback by the above comment from someone on a recent project management course. The group had been discussing project management problems and RESOURCE THEFT was mentioned. The group listened as the course participant explained that he would be working on a project and then all of a sudden a project resource (a person) would be taken away … Read More
What’s my role in this project? “I said to my manager unless my role in this project is sorted out by the end of the week then I will simply leave. ” This brought an audible intake of breath from those on the project management course. The manager sorted this out pretty smartly but what a shame it took someone … Read More
The project management maturity model suggests that if you have your own project management framework (house style) and it is used then you are at level 3 of a 5 level project management maturity model. In other words: “There will be a consistent set of standards being used across the organisation with clear process ownership.” One of the expressed views … Read More
How realistic are the project benefits? This week I was invited to the South West of England PPM forum (for public sector staff). It was a really interesting day and one comment caught my attention. One local council has created a BENEFITS MANAGEMENT Board. The Board meets with project executives (sponsors or Senior Responsible Owners) to assess the real benefits … Read More
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