| 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 soon.
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 they are not followed or worse PMs spend valuable time creating a plethora of documents to excuse failure rather than investing that time in ensuring success. This is a common criticism of methodologies such as PRINCE2. Watch this space for the forthcoming article.
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 |
