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2011-10-02T15:03:00.000-04:00

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2011-10-02T07:26:00.000-04:00

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2011-10-01T16:43:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-28T22:30:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-28T00:54:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-26T22:28:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-26T17:24:00.000-04:00

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2011-09-26T08:31:00.000-04:00

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The governance of the project and managing of Prince2-how to keep large investments on the Rails

2011-09-26T02:01:00.000-04:00

In today's fast-changing information economy, IT project governance has emerged as one of the most vital corporate responsibilities. The relentless pressure to innovate whilst simultaneously driving down costs means that organisations are increasingly ' betting the farm ' on the successful development and deployment of new IT systems. However, the business environment now evolves so quickly that the original assumptions were based on which projects can often become fatally undermined prior to the projects ' completion. With technology at the heart of most six, the ability to maintain tight control over executive and board such projects throughout their lifecycle has become a deciding factor in determining which thrive and which six founder. In response to this challenge, Prince2 project management has emerged as the world's leading methodology for ensuring that IT projects stay on track and deliver real value.

No large scale or business critical project should ever be managed on a standalone basis. The need to involve and secure buy-in from functions right across the organisation means that a project governance approach is essential. While project management is the key discipline within this, project governance is broader in scope and has six interlinked objectives:

1. Ensuring real business value through project and business alignment.

2. Controlling costs through centralisation.

3. Maximising resource allocation, particularly of high-value resources.

4. Risk management through portfolio balancing.

5. Uniform application of best practice.

6. Organisational coherence.

IT decisions expose an organization to significant risks-financial, operational and competitive-so it is essential that project governance be a concern ' for the board as a whole, rather than any one individual. The board must insist that project risks are assessed within the organisation's strategic planning and risk management framework and ensure that the right investment and management decisions are made, so that competitive advantage can be enhanced and measurable business value delivered.

The board's project governance responsibilities can be summarised as follows:

o To approve product initiation, manage the project portfolio and pull the plug on any underperforming projects.

o To make one or more non-executive board members specifically responsible for overseeing project governance. They must have independent and informed oversight of progress on all business IT projects-including attending program (or large project) board meetings.

o To ensure clear accountability at all levels, with detailed, rigorously tested project plans based on a critical path analysis with times identified critical success factors, regular milestones and ' go/no go ' checkpoints.

o To ensure that every project proposal contains a full business case with a fully costed killed that can stand up to independent audit, with times stated assumptions that can withstand rigorous analysis.

o To manage all IT related projects as part of a portfolio.

o To adopten and deploy a recognised project management methodology.

o To adopten a times defined risk management plan at programme and project level that reflects corporate level risk treatment requirements.

o To institute a monitoring framework to inform the board of progress and provide an early alert of divergence or slippage in any of the critical success factors.

o To commit funding only on a phased basis.

o To ensure that internal audit is capable and accountable directly to the board for providing regular, timely and unambiguous reports on project progress, slippage, budget, requirements specification and quality requirements. Where there is divergence project the board should not release further funds until the cause of the divergence has been fully dealt with.

In selecting a project management methodology the organisation needs to choose an approach that is appropriate to its project objectives and development environment. By far the most popular methodology is Prince2, the LRD n PRINCE (Projects in Controlled Environments), which was developed by the UK Office of Government Commerce. While PRINCE was developed for various IT projects, Prince2 project management has incorporated substantial feedback and is now a generic, best-practice approach for all types of projects. Since its introduction in 1989, Prince2 project management has become widely used in both the public and private sectors and is now a de facto global standard.

Prince2 project management uses a structured methodology, which means managing a project in a logical and organized way, following times defined steps and well-understood roles and responsibilities. It perfectly matches the requirements of a project governance regime by delivering the following attributes to any project:

o A controlled and organised start, middle and end

o Regular reviews of progress against plan and business case against the

o Flexible decision points

o Automatic management control of any deviations from the plan

o The involvement of management and stakeholders at the right time and in the right place during the project

o Good communications channels between the project, project management, and the rest of the organisation.

The effectiveness of Prince2 project management results from its four cornerstones, which define what a project should be managed successfully:

Planned: Prince2 has a series of processes that cover all of the activities needed on a project from starting up to closing down. This process-based approach provides an easily tailored and scaleable method for the management of all types of project. Each process is defined with its key inputs and outputs together with the specific objectives to be achieved and activities to be carried out.

Controlled: Prince2 project management divides a project into manageable stages, enabling efficient control of resources and regular progress monitoring system. The various roles and responsibilities for managing a project are fully described and are adaptable to suit the size and complexity of the project, and the skills of the organisation.

Results-driven: Project planning using Prince2 is product-based, which means the project plans are actually "focused on delivering results and are not simply about planning when the various activities on the project will be done.

Measured: Any project using Prince2 is driven by the business case, which describes the organisation's justification, commitment and rationale for the deliverables or outcome. The business case is regularly reviewed during the project to ensure the business objectives, which often change during the lifecycle of the project, are still being met.

There are clear reasons why Prince2 project management has become the world's leading methodology. In addition to its best practice approach for the management of all project types, around 800 people per week take Prince2 project management examinations, with all training is carried out by accredited organisations. It is widely used and popular in both public and private sectors, and can easily be tailored to all varieties of projects in many different markets and six. For any organization that is serious about managing its IT investment, Prince2 project management is the natural choice.

Alan Calder is CEO of IT Governance Limited, the most comprehensive online one-stop-shop for project governance and Prince2 project management matters, including information, advice, manuals, distance learning materials and software (http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/project_governance.aspx).

Why not Does project management?

2011-09-25T19:34:00.000-04:00

"It must be remembered that project management is first and foremost a philosophy of management, not an elaborate set of tools and techniques. It will only be as effective as the people who use it. "

-Bryce's Law

INTRODUCTION

I often run into companies who ask the simple question, "Why can't we get our act together? Why does Project Management routinely fail in our company? " I do not believe a company's overall problems in Project Management can be attributed to a specific tool or technique (although some certainly do not help matters). Instead, I believe it is based on how important a company considers Project Management to be. If they believe it to be a vital part of the company's overall performance, it will be more successful than a company who considers it irrelevant. In other words, I view Project Management as integral part of the corporate culture.

Let's consider the indicators of how a company values Project
Management:

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE employees-simply lack the basic knowledge
of the mechanics of Project Management. I do not run into too many companies anymore with a total absence of knowledge in this regard. The conceptual foundation of Project Management has been around for a number of years. There is a multitude of training programs in Project Management, both at the college and commercial level. There are also several discussion groups on the Internet and professional associations dealing with this subject (e.g., the Project Management Institute of Newtown Square, PA). Apple Hiring or contracting people with no knowledge of basic muy Project Management concepts is becoming a rarity.

LACK OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY, the company has not adopted a formal policy for managing projects. Consequently, informal and inconsistent approaches to project management are used with mixed results. This is a much more common occurrence than finding a company devoid of knowledge in Project Management.

LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES-even though a policy has been established, it is not enforced. As a result, inconsistent results emerge. If a standard and consistent approach to Project Management is devised by a company, it must be routinely policed in order to assure accuracy and uniform results. It is one thing to enact legislation, quite another to enforce it.

LACK OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE "MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITIES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ATTACK IT IN PIECE MEAL-People seem to naturally underestimate the" magnitude of project management. For example, project planning involves defining work breakdown structures and dependencies which is a precursor to estimating, planning, reporting and control? estimating is a prerequisite to scheduling? time reporting impacts project estimates and schedules? resource allocation is based on availability of qualified people (skills inventory) and current project schedules? etc. There is an overwhelming number of software packages on the market attacking various aspects of Project Management, but very few addressing it is an integrated whole.

It must be remembered that project management is first and foremost a philosophy of management, not an elaborate set of tools and techniques, nor is it an administrative function. Rather, it is concerned with managing human humans towards the accomplishment of work (it is a "people management" function). As such, project management will only be as effective as the
people who use it.

Ultimately, project management represents DISCIPLINE, ORGANIZATION, and ACCOUNTABILITY? which are the three areas people seem to have a natural aversion to these days.

DISCIPLINE-In the western world, people tend to resist discipline because some believe it inhibits creativity and personal freedom. As a result, teamwork is often sacrificed in favor of rugged individualism.

ORGANIZATION-Pursuant to discipline is the problem of organization. Again, in the western world, people prefer to maintain their own identity and organize themselves to meet their needs as opposed to the needs of the organization. There are also those who claim, "A cluttered desk is the sign of a brilliant mind." Hogwash. In contrast, I am a believer of the Navy's Régimen whereby you either work on something, file it, or throw it away. This forces people to get organized. If we need more files, let's get them. A cluttered desk is a sign of a disorganized person. Shape up, or ship out.

ACCOUNTABILITY-This is an area people tend to rebel against the
most. The approach to project management, as advocated by "PRIDE," ultimately represents visibility and responsibility to produce according to plan. Unfortunately, some people shun commitments and, instead, prefer to hide their activity, thereby they cannot be measured and evaluated. This is typically the reaction of people who are insecure. People who are confident in their abilities have no problem with the accountability issue.

REACTIVE VS. ACTIVE MANAGEMENT

The old adage, "If you do not make the decision, the decision will be made for you," is valid. This also sums up the difference between an active and a reactive manager. True Project Management requires an active "manager", not "reactive." The active manager takes care of the problems before they happen. They plan on the future. The reactive manager deals with today and waits until problems occur, then tries to take care of them. Today, more and more IT organizations find themselves in a constant "firefighting" mode of operation. Why? Because of a "reactive" management style. The "reactive" manager never seems to get ahead, yet probably enjoys the highest visibility in the company. As an set-aside, beware of your "set down," they are probably your chief arsonists.

Managers don't wait for things to happen, they make things happen.

HOW MUCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS NECESSARY?

Can the philosophies of project management be adopted and implemented by a single group of people for a single project? Yes. A department or division? Certainly. The entire company? Definitely. In fact, as the scope communications improves and grows, the philosophy is more consistently applied.

The scope of project management affects many people:

The individual worker will prepare estimates and schedules;
perform project work, and report on activities.

The project manager will plan and direct the use of resources on projects, and solve problems.

Department managers will administer resources and control projects within an area.

Executive management will establish project priorities and monitor project progress.

Obviously, project management should not be restricted to a handful of people or projects. Dozens of projects may be active at any one time, involving hundreds of workers across departmental boundaries. Synchronization of the work service type is required to maximize effect and minimize confusion. Project
management, therefore, should be viewed as a corporate philosophy as opposed to a technique used by a select few. Only when a standard and consistent approach to Project Management is adopted by a company it will become an integral part of the corporate culture. We will then hear less about why Project Management fails, and more of how the company is prospering.

For additional information on "PRIDE" Project Management, see:
[http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/pride/pm.htm]

Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of m. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/ :

He can be contacted timb001@phmainstreet.com at:

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2011-09-23T22:56:00.000-04:00

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Project Management Careers

Information Technology Toolkit

IT Project Management eBook

Marketing Internet project planning and management

Project Management SaaS - pay as you go

Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Graphic - Definition of Project

Winning At Job Hunting in the 90's: The Most Effective and Powerful Job Hunting Techniques Available

Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Graphic - Letters: Plan - 24"W x 16"H

VideoSecu Universal LCD/DLP Projector Ceiling Mount Bracket White Fits both flat or Vaulted ceiling PJ2W 1CA

Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Graphic - 36"H x 36"W - Scrum for Project Management and Agile Software Development.

Pyle-Home PSTND14 One Pair of Heavy-Duty Steel Triple Support Bookshelf/Monitor Speaker Stand

Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Graphic - Button "projects" - 36"H x 36"W

The Healing Music Project: A Collection of the World's Foremost Sound Healers

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The governance of the project and managing of Prince2-how to keep large investments on the Rails

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Management of the fundamental principles - the project start-up package

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