PM Best Practicces - All Comments

re: Prioritization: Getting Executives to Pay Attention

KBoff — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:23:34 GMT

Great approach, I'd like to try it. Can you come back with an example of the graphics and simple numbers you reference in the blog?

re: Prioritization: Getting Executives to Pay Attention

Buckeye — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:20:33 GMT

This is a great example. One that I will try and mirror to get the attention of the execs I work with.

re: The focus should be Project Delivery, not Project Management

PMP_Pro — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:09:42 GMT

I've been studying Maslow for some time now in my PhD program. Good stuff.

re: A Guide for Software Solution Selection

svnok — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:52:43 GMT

John - do you have a template that would capture this information and allow scoring of different systems that are being compared?

re: Mistakes to Avoid When Blogging

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re: PMO - Where to start?

Michael H — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:51:17 GMT

Dan - you nailed it. The introduction of a PMO is 'just another project...' albeit a very VERY important one, and challengingly, this one might be attempted while also maintaining business as usual under the old organization & structure.... (probably a good theme for a seperate discussion sometime).

In my original post I mentioned writing a 'project statement' and you went further to suggest that this plus some other information elements could be called the 'charter'. Gerard Hill (Pp 142-9 The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Auerbach Publications, 2004) calls this document the PMO Charter, which he says is [begin quote] constructed to:
- Describe the PMO's purpose relative to the achievement of business objectives.
- Show the PMOs org alignment with other business functions.
- Guide the development of the PMOs functional capability.
- Confer appropriate authority for the PMO to accomplish its mission.
- Identify PMO funding." [end quote].

As mentioned, I am working on just such a PMO implementation project, and we will be starting with the PMO Charter, and will also be scheduling and monitoring the PMO establishment project in the enterprize portfolio management system - just like all the projects in the portfolio.

This makes the PMO project visible, accountable, and - hopefully - a good example of what a centrally monitored & professionally delivered project looks like. If done well, I am hoping that this will support the adoption of the PMO as an entity in our organization by the various stakeholder groups.

re: Mistakes to Avoid When Blogging

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re: The focus should be Project Delivery, not Project Management

Projectsdone — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:28:02 GMT

Let's not forget that we do need to stay within the confines of timeline and budget since our tools- project plan, risk mitigation, issues tracking- are focused on those golas. It is great to deliver value, but it is even greater to understand the business, deliver value, stay on budget, and finsih on time. Otherwise, the projects might be considered failures.