project-status Archive
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Project stakeholder satisfaction
Posted on April 19, 2010 | No CommentsDo you track stakeholder satisfaction during your project? Besides the sponsor, have you identified any other stakeholders worth consulting? Identifying and engaging your stakeholders can position your project for success. Read on for insights into stakeholder engagement. … … “One of the best ways to... -
Project Police
Posted on February 2, 2010 | No CommentsThe project police use portfolio visibility to control the funding lever at the VA, if project performance degrades. … … “The new evaluation system temporarily stops projects that miss incremental, 6-month milestones to determine whether to spend more money rejuvenating them or permanently end them.... -
Project Management on One Page
Posted on September 10, 2007 | No CommentsI just picked up The One-Page Project Manager by Clark Campbell. I’m always looking for ways to simplify things, and am a big proponent of “one-page” type solutions. I’ve use a one-page business plan, a one-page charter, a one-page business case, and other such tools,... -
Project KPIs Discussed
Posted on July 1, 2007 | No CommentsVideo discusses techniques to judge how you project is doing … -
Event Map: Mind Map Technique
Posted on January 10, 2007 | No CommentsNifty approach to mapping events using mind-map model … Inputs are converging factors and outputs are diverging consequences. Think project go-live events, product launch, etc. … … “Many business people are primarily concerned with events that change the status quo. This could be launching a... -
Project Controls Governance: Michigan Recognized …
Posted on October 31, 2006 | No CommentsState of Michigan recognized by State CIO Association for excellence in governance and project controls. Executive sponsorship embraced project oversight and a project office established the performance control standards and monitored status independently and objectively. … … “Michigan’s child support enforcement system (MiCSES) is an... -
Project Gates: Are Kill Points Really Considered?
Posted on October 13, 2006 | No CommentsSince capital is usually constrained in most organizations, are we really making the best use of our project stage-gates as potential kill-points? Are we fully considering the cost-to-completion, the probability of realizing the original benefits documented in the business case, or a declining ROI if... -
Project Framework Leverages ITIL Provides Common Status View …
Posted on September 6, 2006 | No CommentsITIL-capable service solution is implemented as a management framework across multiple implementations to enable a common performance status view. … … “Aspiren has selected Infra‘s IT Service Management solution, infraEnterprise, to support the rollout of a new National Performance Management Framework (NPMF) to local authorities... -
Project Management Graphics: Lessons from Edward Tufte
Posted on September 5, 2006 | No CommentsI recently checked an old discussion thread on project management graphics that I had participated in on Edward Tufte’s forum. Suprisingly (or perhaps not), the thread is still going strong after four years! It must be the world’s longest running discussion thread. The premise of... -
Einstein Project Management Tip #5: Imagination Counts
Posted on August 25, 2006 | No CommentsOur next project management tip from our Einstein series regards the need to challenge the status quo—-to think out of the box. Consider this quote: “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real...
