If you’re a leader in your organisation, you likely spend a lot of time trying to come up with or implement ways to improve team performance or team effectiveness. One of the key measures of a PMO should be whether project delivery capability improves as a result of its existence. The PMO contributes to successful…
There is no doubt that good project management is a critical factor of project success. That is, a project cannot be run without project management, be it formal or informal. You need to have something that holds things together. The underlying assumption is that we need some form of order to organise and run a…
An important aspect of being a project manager is to oversee projects from beginning to end. You run the project through its entire lifecycle, from initiation to closing the project. There are various skills and tasks involved that help you get there. Things like risk management, budgeting, and project planning, may be considered as hard…
While it may be tempting to jump right into your project and figure things out as you go along, you’ll have much better results if you create a project plan first. Without a basic project plan, you may find your team directionless, or worse heading in multiple directions. A good project manager knows that there’s…
For any project to have a chance for success, it is important to start with a solid foundation. A key part of this is to have a robust business case that has been agreed, and signed off by the sponsors. Any business case should focus on and define the key problems that the solution should…
The Stage-Gate process is a technique applied to new product development projects that serves to create more value. The model focuses on the innovation process and is also referred to as the waterfall process. It is a technique in which an initiative or project takes place, divided over several stages. These stages are separated by…
A consistent value capability of a PMO is the ability to share data through a variety of different reports and dashboards. Presenting the right combination of data through a set of meaningful reports & dashboards is a missing value added capability provided by very few PMO’s. Let’s have a look at a few key practices…
We live in a world where we are bombarded with different scenarios and projects in our daily work life. Eventually, these variables affect us to the extent where productivity suffers at multiple levels. We simply can’t wrap our heads around such complexities, even if we have a proper strategy or a leader with an effective…
Change is the only constant within the world that we can rely on. This is applicable to all business organisations and the projects that come within. Businesses need to evolve and adapt to changes and challenges like the change in technology, new competitors, new laws, and economic trends. There are certain steps that you as…
While we will never be able to predict the future with any sort of certainty, having access to a detailed risk management plan will allow you to see more potential project outcomes. The process starts by approaching your stakeholders across the organisation to review potential risks. It’s important to review project objectives with your stakeholders.…