We know what keeps a body healthy – nutritious food, exercise and good sleep, but what are the secrets to project health? Here we share our 10-step project health check to help keep your projects in top shape from start to finish.
A notable reason for ongoing project failure is the absence of conudcting a post implementation review (PIR). But what is a PIR, and how can an organisation use this opportunity for analysis and reflection to boost the likelihood of future project success?
Project manager and project sponsor. Successful projects need both, and for the relationship between the two to be complementary. But too often what begins as a productive partnership tails off over the course of a project lifecycle. Here we look at what project professionals can do to ensure the relationship with their sponsor is a
Do you have confidence that your project will achieve its objectives and deliver the anticipated value and benefits? Are you confident that your project is really on track to deliver? Is there a shared understanding of what is to be achieved/what has been achieved so far? Is the overall project structure, monitoring and resourcing appropriate?
Over the last three years PM-Partners group have provided Assurance services for large and transformational programs worth over $1.0B. These reviews have evaluated all aspects of program delivery with the aim of – in most cases – implementing remediation measures. With that, we’ve pulled together four key lessons from the field, derived from the extensive
Implementing the best possible business strategy depends on implementing the best solution possible. Without proper skills and training in business analysis – choosing the best strategy could be guess work. Business analysis, much like its focus, is an ever-evolving field yet there are certain tools everyone investigating their business procedures and programs need. Quantifying your
Leaders Judged Harshly When They Don’t Deliver In modern corporations leadership is no longer simply about setting strategy and winning hearts and minds. Success goes to those who can make change happen. Remember the days when people considered change a bad thing? Today the general public, and therefore organisations, expect leaders to be effective change
