Archive for the “PMO Management” category
Please Mr Client, can I have some more?
by jed simms on June 11, 2008
When I was with what is now called Accenture (which was then Arthur Andersens) our Managing Partner was adamant that if a project went over budget we had to ask the client for additional funds. Woe betide any manager who (…)
Please sir, can I have some more?
by jed simms on June 3, 2008
When considering a request for additional funding there are three types of funds — sunk funds, the ‘money at risk’ (to be spent in the next phase) and the remaining projected cost of the project. The remaining projected costs have (…)
5: The Business Capability Maturity Model
by jed simms on March 5, 2008
Why is it that two organizations implementing the same technical solution (hardware and software) can generate very different results? One implementation may be a disaster and threaten the existence of the organization, while the other generates massive, positive returns. When (…)
How healthy is your ‘health check’?
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
A major international consultancy showed me their project health check checklist. It wasn’t a ‘health check’ at all, it was really a project audit. What’s the difference? An audit checks the existence of the necessary documents, reports and sign-offs. Do (…)