Category: Programme Management
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Why Organisations Adopt Sustainable Practices
There are many reasons organisations adopt sustainable practices. Shareholder focus for example in “sin industries” (un.org) such as mining, tobacco, gambling and armaments (forbes.com) mean they need to fundamentally change their business model for substantial sustainable development. If we consider the drivers for sustainability as indicated in figure 1.0 (GPM Reference Guide for Sustainable Project Management) we see that Risk…
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Guarantee Project Success? Start with “THE WHY”
Nowadays most large organisations grow and prosper via PROJECTS, temporary organisations set up to deliver new products, services or transformation. Project management is the cornerstone to the success business today, but there are astonishing statistics relating to project failures across the globe. “Just 8% of projects deliver on time and to budget – Only 48%…
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As a business owner or senior manager do you get fed up with reinventing, time and time again when starting projects in your organisation? One of the salient reasons for project failures is what is described as “Eternal Beginner Syndrome” (according to Professor Bent Flvybjerg of Oxford University writing in the Project Management Journal on…
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Project Management Software – A Project Managers Perspective
Software tools used to assist with the delivery of projects are very popular these days. These tools range from sophisticated software such as Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 to simple to use tools such as Monday.com. There are lots of online reviews, but this is a project managers perspective. This is based on my experiences…
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Are Your Projects Desirable Viable and Achievable?
According to the PMIs (Project Management Institute) Report Success in Disruptive Times 2018, 55% of project failures are as a result of businesses pursuing the wrong projects, projects which will not provide benefits to the businesses or projects whose costs outweigh the benefits provided. This is a staggering figure given that these businesses would…
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Basics of PMO Setup
According to the Project Management Institute; ‘the project management office (PMO) is easing its way into the mainstream. Yet to be truly effective, PMOs must reflect the organisational culture and strategy—or risk being dismissed as an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.’ Those within the profession see a clear ROI and are increasingly implementing PMOs. The State…