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Project Management

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Our Approach
There are four aspects in our approach to project management - planning, structure, discipline and training and coaching.

Planning
The successful completion of any project comes about largely through careful planning.  Not only should projects be planned individually, but it is essential that an overview plan is maintained of all projects - the "helicopter" view.  Therefore:

Projects must be connected to one or more objective in organisation's long-term strategic plan

Projects must be constantly prioritised against each other and against the corporate plan

Resources required on projects must be planned to prevent overload before committing to a project 

Structure
Project sponsors and project managers must be identified and empowered by the organisation

Discipline
In order that our approach works for an organisation, there must be a strong sense of discipline from everybody involved in projects.  Therefore:

All projects must be managed in accordance with the project management PRINCIPLES

All projects must be reviewed for the quality of management and governance on a regular basis (Refer to the QUALITY MANAGEMENT Principle)

There must be regular management review of all projects.  (Refer to the GOVERNANCE Principle)

Training and Coaching
Initial and follow-up training is an essential element of our approach.

Everyone involved in projects needs to be given training appropriate to their roles

Everyone needs to be aware of the project management guidelines and how they apply to themselves

In the early days, project managers need coaching to help them implement the guidelines, governance, risk management and quality assurance culture into the projects they are managing.  The coaching needs to come from people who are familiar with the approach

As the organisation absorbs the project management approach, the guidelines and rules will slowly change and people will need further training

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