PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING & TRAINING
Lead. Achieve. Succeed.
1.STRATEGIC PLAN
- The Strategic Plan identifies the projects which need to be launched and carried out.
2.CAPACITY PLANNING
- 2.1 The projects are sized. Two methods of sizing:
- Simple, Quick & Less Accurate
- Slower but Very Accurate.
- 2.2 Based on the resources available, the projects which can be done are identified.
- 2.3 These projects are prioritized.
3.PROJECTS ARE PLANNED
Three techniques:
- The Ten Steps – Steps 1-5.
- Scoping & Planning a Project in a Day – for mission critical projects.
- Shortening Projects / Time to Market – for mission critical projects.
4.PROJECTS ARE EXECUTED & REPORTED ON
Three techniques:
- The Ten Steps – Steps 6-10.
- Probability of Success Indicator
- Organization-wide Tracking & Reporting.
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PM360 Consulting has consulted and delivered projects across a variety of industry sectors – While project management methods and frameworks have matured over time, the demands have increased and so too has project failure rates, estimated by industry experts across all industry sectors to now be at 70% (PWC, KPMG, CISCO, GARTNER,4PM).
Which of the Top Project Challenges do you Face?
How Experts Manage and Deliver Projects
PM360 Consulting flagship workshop teaches a project management method known as “How To Run Successful Projects”- Ten Steps ®. The ten step method is based on over 30 years of research on the best practices of successful projects as against the poor practices of failed projects.
This workshop teaches many techniques that will save you time, effort, resources and money on projects. The workshop has been taught to thousands of people and the method it describes used on thousands of projects across a cross-section of industries.
PM360 Consulting project management solutions succeed because we follow a proven process – our proprietary Ten Steps® methodology, which is central to all of the services we provide.
HOW TO RUN SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
PLAN THE PROJECT
1.Establish the Project Goal
2.Make a list of All Jobs
3.There must be One Leader
4.Resources – Assign People to Jobs
5. (a) Have a Safety Margin – Risk Management & Contingency
5. (b) Set the Stakeholders Expectations
EXECUTE THE PLAN
6.Use Appropriate Leadership Style
7.Know What’s Going On – Tracking the Project
8.Tell People What’s Going On – Reporting
9.Repeat Steps 1 to 8
10.Do A Post Mortem – Lessons Learnt
2-day Workshop Benefits
- Run any project successfully.
- Run multiple concurrent projects successfully.
- Get any project done in the shortest possible time.
Project Management Workshops
SCOPING & PLANNING A PROJECT IN A DAY
Instead of the traditional approach to scoping and planning a project – through endless meetings – brainstorming sessions – workshops – review cycles – waiting time on sign off by key stakeholders. Alternatively, we can concentrate all those activities into a one-day focused workshop. The big idea here is that it’s possible to complete projects much more quickly than we do at the moment. By treating each project day as being precious and irreplaceable and you get far more productivity from that day – at the same time avoiding working long hours, burnout and death march projects.
C-SUITE INNOVATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
If continuous and sustainable innovation is to occur, then innovation leadership and project management must be married together and with a clear understanding of each other’s roles. Innovation defines what we would like to do and project management determines if it can be done. The marriage also may require that both parties learn new skills and create a corporate culture that supports idea management practices (Harold Kerzner 2019). Executives and project managers have to show leadership in bringing together all the disparate aspects of theory, reality, vision, process, finances, adding value and benefits to create successful outcomes.
RISK MANAGEMENT, PROJECT CONTROLS & ESTIMATING
Every project is important and every project has risk. Every hour and every euro are the keys to each successful project. Making good decisions that take account of real-world uncertainties can provide a margin of safety and profit. Failing to identify or predict the risks on projects can make or break any company. A project risk analysis and management plan can help avoid any serious issues that manifest on your projects. The PSI is a measurement technique you can take at any point in a project’s lifecycle, and it tells you how likely or not the project is to succeed. Experience shows that projects are successful when the same nine things are closely observed – the project goal, the project plan (change control, proper estimates, duration and effort) the leader, the availability of people, the opportunity, the risk, the management style of the project manager, the way the project is tracked and reported.
EXECUTIVE PROJECT LEADERSHIP
Turn your organizations project management capabilities into a competitive advantage. Whether you are in charge of a team, a department or at enterprise, leadership level, leadership skills are absolutely essential. to sustaining profitable business change. Executive Project Leadership calls for clear communication about goals, responsibility, performance, change management, strategic thinking, expectations and feedback. Our project leadership training offers training for all levels of experience from the aspiring leader to the executive at the c-suite level.
EXECUTIVE PROJECT SPONSORS WORKSHOP
Project Sponsor is highly desirable but not always likely. We advise on the importance of sponsorship and how to achieve it. Executive sponsors are responsible for initiating, ensuring, approving, and establishing the vision, governance, and value/ benefits realization for the project. Successful executive sponsors build project sponsor capabilities through the ARC Model and 10 actions roadmap.
The ROI for investing in training your employees has multiple streams of return.
We ensure that participants are learning knowledge,techniques,tools and skills necessary to have an impact on the business, specifically around:
▪ Delivery of projects
▪ Adherence to budgets
▪ Increased efficiencies
Please contact us today for a free consultation and any member of our staff will be more than happy to take your call.
