Posts Tagged “Project”
Ignoring the obvious
by jed simms on March 31, 2010
I recently watched a group of workmen take down a building safety barrier. There were five workmen – two had hard hats on (risk management) but they stayed well away from the action (auditors?). The three workmen doing the work (…)
The business case 6 – Accountabilities
by jed simms on November 5, 2009
The business case is just words unless someone is taking accountability for its delivery. If you’re going to give someone ten million you’d want them to be committed to and accountable for delivering the promised value proposition. The Project Sponsor (…)
The business case 2 – Why are we considering this?
by jed simms on September 22, 2009
The first section of a business case needs to justify why you are even considering this project/program. If you can’t justify its reason, rationale and relevance than the project should be immediately culled. Strategic contribution The project’s relevance needs to (…)
The Problem with Project Management Scope
by jed simms on August 11, 2009
Project management contributes to project success, but does not guarantee it. Project management can efficiently deliver the wrong result as well as a high-value result; it is content agnostic. You, therefore, need effective project management to increase the efficiency of (…)
The Problem with Project Management Application
by jed simms on August 4, 2009
Our approach to project management translates the core project manager processes into value-contributing tasks. If you can’t contribute in to the business value being delivered then project management techniques should not be applied. On one recent assignment I was presented (…)