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Project Excellence - The Elements of Success
Project Excellence is increasingly becoming the key to business success. In this article we describe the three-legged stool model of project excellence and how to keep the balance right for business projects. Article release expected 2Q07.
The Elements of Success - Processes
One of the 3 elements of project excellence (and so business success) is getting the process (following the project lifecycle in APM terms) right. Balance is critical. Too simple and there is no benefit, too complex and no-one can follow it. Article release expected 2Q08.
The Elements of Success - Tools
The second of the 3 elements of project excellence (and so business success) is equipping project managers with appropriate tools and templates. In a future article we plan to discuss the scope of these tools, their purpose and how to avoid common pitfalls. In the mean time, follow this link for a list of the PM tools which we commonly come across in our consultancy work.
The Elements of Success - Project Leadership
The third of the 3 elements of project excellence (and so business success) is the people angle. It is imperative that project managers are given the skills appropriate to achieving success. It sounds simple but this critical element is all too often overlooked. In addition to the usual "hard" project management skills (planning, estimating, reporting, risk management, quality management, ....) we find that leadership and client relationship management are an increasingly critical element in the competence toolkit. Here we describe some of these "softer" skills
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