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International Institute for Learning, Inc.
Lone Star Regional Conference
Project Management Overview
IIL-Webinar
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Projects are Mission Critical
PM Project management is a mission critical successPM methodology is a means to improve performanceEffective projects create new products and
servicesImplement process and quality improvementLead to complex business development
initiatives and sales fulfillmentCompanies equipped with PM accelerates
mergers and acquisitions projects
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Are People Methodology Averse????
• How many of you have had negative methodology experiences?
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Are People Methodology Averse???
•What are the negative aspects of using a methodology?
•How can Program Management methodology get in the way?
•What is the relationship between methodology and business results?
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The Need for PM Methodology
•Reduces risk of failure•Increases efficiency and productivity•Enriches program quality•Improves communications and knowledge•Drives organizational change management•Equips organization with tool for competitive advantage
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Essential to PM Improvement and Competitive Change
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What Is a Methodology?
Source: Blais, The Beginning and End of Software Engineering, 2007
•A system of:•Principles•Practices•Procedures
•Applies to a specific branch of knowledge (Model/Workflow) to achieve an expected result Guidelines/Framework
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PM focuses on project end datesProduct lifecycle is concerned with longevity of a
productPM focuses on technical details and processesProduct management is based on competition
and profitability
Differences Between Project Management and Product Lifecycle
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Relationship Between PM and Product Lifecycle
Product development is headed by a line managerHeavy involvement of PM in product development phaseProduct development processes are mapped to PM processProduct management takes product to market after development
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Issues Addressed by PM Methodology
Late and over budget projectsScope creepReporting and control shortfallsMulti-project coordinationUnclear communicationRunaway projectsCompetency issues
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Maturity and Methodology
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What Is a Singular Methodology?
Does one size fit all?Can a methodology be singular and flexible?What’s better….
Fit the project to the methodologyFit the methodology to the project
A good methodology is….ScalableConfigurableCustomizableCost-effective
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Small Projects
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Source: Leffingwell & Widrig, Managing Software Requirements, Addison Wesley, 2003
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Obtaining Buy-In
Show results – pilot projects Motivate Get, acknowledge, and use feedback Involve the users in the development and the continuous improvement of the methodology
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PM Improvement Strategies/ROI Strategies
Manage organizational changes•Integrates education, sales, coaching, tools, monitoring
Grass roots vs top down•Autonomy and non-authoritarian implementation
VS•Mandated compliance
Goals•Just enough standardization VS•Total standardization
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Sample PM Deployment Strategy
IIBA BOK, R 1.4, p. 85-86
Ready the environment for formal PM….
•Deploy as framework/guideline – make it available and they will use it•Integration with global training initiative•Coaching
•On-line tools like UPMM have online experts•Initially no centralized PMO•Initially no compliance monitoring
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Overview
•Reduces risk of failure•Increases efficiency and productivity•Enriches program quality•Improves communications and knowledge•Drives organizational change management•Equips organizations with tools for competitive advantage
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