Posts Tagged “Investment management committee”
Scary Requirements
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
Some of the worst practices in the project delivery industry are perpetuated by scary assertions and beliefs. For example, software vendors are often petrified of organizations doing their own business requirements as, they believe, this will identify needs that their (…)
How do you introduce Project Governance into your organization?
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
There are two basic options — top down or by stealth. What usually happens is … TOP DOWN is when the organization makes a commitment to ‘get control of projects’. The starting point is usually when an Investment Management Committee (…)
The Role of the Investment Management Committee
by jed simms on February 25, 2008
Over the past three years we have conducted a research program into Project Governance — its needs, the levels of understanding and action required. This VDM summarises some of the findings. Projects that warranted formal project governance also warranted formal (…)
If “Project Governance” is the answer, what’s the question?
by jed simms on February 24, 2008
The role and purpose of Project Governance is not well understood and is usually interpreted too narrowly, significantly reducing the realized value of projects. Two different purposes The project team is set up to deliver one or more outcomes into (…)