There are many challenges that are faced by the business world today on how to manage your business goals and strategies in a market that is both dynamic and moves very quickly. Within both the technology and business sectors change is constant and the question that one asks is how do you manage this effectively. This presentation shows how a digital project may be managed
The document discusses project management in a digital environment. It notes that digital technologies like mobile, cloud, social media, etc. are now core drivers of business success. As a result, more digital projects are being set up and demand for project managers is increasing to effectively deliver these projects. It emphasizes that project management must align with business requirements and strategies to ensure projects deliver value and return on investment. Both traditional and agile project management approaches can be combined based on the project needs. The role of the digital project manager is also discussed.
6 essential skills of a digital project managerClaudiamob
The document outlines 6 essential skills for a digital project manager: 1) Being a time manager who creates timelines and project plans; 2) Being a problem solver who anticipates risks and has contingencies; 3) Being a great communicator who clearly communicates scope and responsibilities; 4) Being a team leader who keeps morale and solves problems; 5) Being commercially minded and understanding budgets, risks, and quality trade-offs; and 6) Being committed to project success by accepting responsibility and having domain expertise. The document provides examples of each skill and cites its sources as feedback from project management training courses.
Riley, Jenn. "Digital Project Management." Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management, James Madison University, July 11, 2008.
The document discusses project management in the digital age. It defines the digital age as the time when digital technology became prevalent worldwide, characterized by a shift to an economy based on the digital revolution. Common digital technologies from 1980 include the internet, email, and smartphones, while disruptive technologies from 2005 include mobile applications, cloud computing, and data analytics. The document outlines how integrating digital technologies like social media, mobile devices, data analytics, and cloud computing can improve project management performance. It provides recommendations to leverage these technologies and prepare for emerging tech.
Recent evolution and future trend of project management - Prof. SoderlundStoà
This document provides an overview of a presentation by Jonas Söderlund on the future of project management. Söderlund is a professor who has researched project management. He discusses trends affecting project management, including globalization, specialization, and emerging economies. He identifies three main challenges: the international challenge of more international projects, the organizational challenge of more cross-company collaboration, and the technological challenge of more complex systems requiring cross-disciplinary knowledge integration. Söderlund analyzes how project management must adapt to address these challenges.
Are executives looking to you as a PMO leader to drive business value? Learn the keys to delivering real business value through your project management office and how to become a PMO hero in your organization.
Аліна Піддубна - "The future of project management: РМ у 2030" Kharkiv PMDay ...Lviv Startup Club
The document discusses several key trends for the future of project management based on research from various sources:
1) Some companies may move away from using dedicated project managers and instead break up work into small tasks managed through workflow systems. However, most organizations will still see value in project expertise tailored to the project context.
2) New project management roles may emerge focused more on communication, relationships, and facilitating work, as planning and administrative skills become automated.
3) Advancements in technology could allow project managers to work remotely from anywhere using virtual tools, with automation further reducing the need for documentation and scheduling.
4) Methodologies and frameworks may become less important as a mix of methods tailored to each project's
Daniel zacarias - Productized MasterclassesProductized
1. Why it’s important (and how) to engage internal stakeholders Communicate clearly and persuasively, and align towards a common mission and vision.
2. We build tech products, but usually the hard part is not the tech, but the people. Different teams with different agendas, “irrational" decision-making, feature requests coming out of nowhere, lack of strategic direction. If you’ve read this far, you know the drill.
3. “Unpack” these problems and share battle-tested tools that have helped me in my work as a PM and consultant, and that I hope are useful to you as well. There are hard limits into what we can fix as PMs in a broader organization, but there’s also a lot we can do (and should be aware of) to drastically cut down on stakeholder alignment challenges.
4. Tools to help you A framework to manage your internal stakeholders and communications strategically and 4 tools to help you communicate more clearly (and persuasively)
5. And many more strategies Such as techniques to help a group reach consensus without (much) discussion and approaches to gradually lead stakeholders to think about problems first, instead of features (solutions).
The document discusses project management in a digital environment. It notes that digital technologies like mobile, cloud, social media, etc. are now core drivers of business success. As a result, more digital projects are being set up and demand for project managers is increasing to effectively deliver these projects. It emphasizes that project management must align with business requirements and strategies to ensure projects deliver value and return on investment. Both traditional and agile project management approaches can be combined based on the project needs. The role of the digital project manager is also discussed.
6 essential skills of a digital project managerClaudiamob
The document outlines 6 essential skills for a digital project manager: 1) Being a time manager who creates timelines and project plans; 2) Being a problem solver who anticipates risks and has contingencies; 3) Being a great communicator who clearly communicates scope and responsibilities; 4) Being a team leader who keeps morale and solves problems; 5) Being commercially minded and understanding budgets, risks, and quality trade-offs; and 6) Being committed to project success by accepting responsibility and having domain expertise. The document provides examples of each skill and cites its sources as feedback from project management training courses.
Riley, Jenn. "Digital Project Management." Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management, James Madison University, July 11, 2008.
The document discusses project management in the digital age. It defines the digital age as the time when digital technology became prevalent worldwide, characterized by a shift to an economy based on the digital revolution. Common digital technologies from 1980 include the internet, email, and smartphones, while disruptive technologies from 2005 include mobile applications, cloud computing, and data analytics. The document outlines how integrating digital technologies like social media, mobile devices, data analytics, and cloud computing can improve project management performance. It provides recommendations to leverage these technologies and prepare for emerging tech.
Recent evolution and future trend of project management - Prof. SoderlundStoà
This document provides an overview of a presentation by Jonas Söderlund on the future of project management. Söderlund is a professor who has researched project management. He discusses trends affecting project management, including globalization, specialization, and emerging economies. He identifies three main challenges: the international challenge of more international projects, the organizational challenge of more cross-company collaboration, and the technological challenge of more complex systems requiring cross-disciplinary knowledge integration. Söderlund analyzes how project management must adapt to address these challenges.
Are executives looking to you as a PMO leader to drive business value? Learn the keys to delivering real business value through your project management office and how to become a PMO hero in your organization.
Аліна Піддубна - "The future of project management: РМ у 2030" Kharkiv PMDay ...Lviv Startup Club
The document discusses several key trends for the future of project management based on research from various sources:
1) Some companies may move away from using dedicated project managers and instead break up work into small tasks managed through workflow systems. However, most organizations will still see value in project expertise tailored to the project context.
2) New project management roles may emerge focused more on communication, relationships, and facilitating work, as planning and administrative skills become automated.
3) Advancements in technology could allow project managers to work remotely from anywhere using virtual tools, with automation further reducing the need for documentation and scheduling.
4) Methodologies and frameworks may become less important as a mix of methods tailored to each project's
Daniel zacarias - Productized MasterclassesProductized
1. Why it’s important (and how) to engage internal stakeholders Communicate clearly and persuasively, and align towards a common mission and vision.
2. We build tech products, but usually the hard part is not the tech, but the people. Different teams with different agendas, “irrational" decision-making, feature requests coming out of nowhere, lack of strategic direction. If you’ve read this far, you know the drill.
3. “Unpack” these problems and share battle-tested tools that have helped me in my work as a PM and consultant, and that I hope are useful to you as well. There are hard limits into what we can fix as PMs in a broader organization, but there’s also a lot we can do (and should be aware of) to drastically cut down on stakeholder alignment challenges.
4. Tools to help you A framework to manage your internal stakeholders and communications strategically and 4 tools to help you communicate more clearly (and persuasively)
5. And many more strategies Such as techniques to help a group reach consensus without (much) discussion and approaches to gradually lead stakeholders to think about problems first, instead of features (solutions).
Niels Daniel Nelson -
Concept to Customer Solution Delivery Excellence
Business and Digital Dominance - Strategy, Transformation, and Innovation Leader
The document is a project governance proposal template for a client. It includes:
- An overview of the project management services being proposed, including initial consultation, solution design, implementation, and ongoing management and support.
- Details on key deliverables such as a unique project profile, a customized project plan, and ongoing monitoring to ensure timely completion.
- An outline of the proposal contents which covers topics like the project team, phases, costs, and statement of work.
The summary highlights the main purpose and structure of the proposal for managing a large, complex project for the client.
This document discusses modern project management trends, including:
1. Projects are increasingly global with dispersed teams across different time zones and cultures, challenging project managers. New communication tools help facilitate collaboration.
2. Projects are becoming smaller in size due to cloud computing and shadow IT. This increases the total number of projects to manage while integrating diverse technologies.
3. Cloud-based project management tools provide a centralized place for tracking progress, enabling collaboration between dispersed teams. This facilitates management of distributed global projects.
4. Outsourcing project management services is increasing but brings challenges around responsibilities and commercial negotiations that sometimes require the client to intervene.
This document provides an overview of project management fundamentals from Invensis Learning. It defines key concepts such as projects, programs, portfolios and their differences. It describes various project life cycles including predictive, iterative, adaptive and hybrid models. It also outlines topics that will be covered in the course, including project management concepts, influences, roles, processes and certifications. The document is copyrighted material from Invensis Learning.
5 benefits of project management trends emerging in 2021Orangescrum
The document discusses emerging trends in project management for 2021, including the rise of remote project teams, rapid adoption of remote collaboration tools, and an increase in agile projects. Some key benefits of these trends are significant cost savings from remote work, improved transparency and accountability with collaboration tools, and greater alignment of projects with strategies through breakdown of goals into granular tasks. The trends emphasize the need for automation, engagement of stakeholders, and linking project deliverables to quantifiable value.
UCISA Major Project Governance Assessment ToolkitMark Ritchie
Universities and colleges are constantly undertaking significant change activities. These activities will typically be managed using existing institutional project and change management processes. Often, however, there is a lack of consistency and rigour in the governance approach. This can lead to significant cost overruns and project failure when confronted with the challenges of a major change project. Major projects require a more rigorous approach to governance and project management to deliver success.
The UCISA Major Project Governance Assessment Toolkit has been developed to assist staff who are managing or participating in major change projects.
The toolkit provides:
a) guidance on assessing which projects should be classed as Major
b) the key governance elements that must be managed for Major projects
c) an assessment tool for project governance to help ensure that the required governance actions are established and work effectively throughout the life of the project
d) a visualisation tool for project governance which gives a view of the project as it currently stands and the changes since the last review
e) case studies on the use of the toolkit at the University of Edinburgh
The toolkit has been designed to be complementary to existing project and change management processes. The toolkit fills an important gap by providing a repeatable assessment process that covers all aspects of governance for Major Projects. The toolkit can be used as a reference point and checklist for any project.
This presentation is from the UCISA15 conference in Ednburgh and may be useful for any organisation wishing to adopt the toolkit.
Invensis Learning, a premier training and certification organization that provides widely-recognized project management certification courses decided to understand what could be the Project Management trends for 2019. As a training and certification provider, we wanted to clearly understand from the industry experts as to where the project management domain was heading towards and how could we address the gaps if there were any.
This document provides an overview of agile methodology. It begins with an introduction to the author and their background. It then discusses what agile is, the history and development of agile practices, the 12 principles of the agile manifesto, advantages and disadvantages of agile, how agile addresses software requirements, and common agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming that are used to implement agile. The document aims to explain agile in simple terms and provide context around its origins and framework.
SYMPOSIUM 2016 : CONFÉRENCE 803 - REVIEW OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK...PMI-Montréal
Business transformation is a radical and risky change approach that enables organizations to add substantial value and survive in face of increasing environmental pressures. To succeed, business transformations should be managed as projects. In academic and practice literature, frameworks were suggested to guide organizations through a business transformation journey. We analyze three business transformation frameworks from a project management perspective. We find that such frameworks could be seen as project delivery approaches. Nonetheless, project management knowledge areas are not evenly embraced by all frameworks. We conclude with a discussion on the practical and research challenges of the use of these frameworks
BIOGRAPHIES
Sedki Allaoui is a business optimization specialist at CN (Canadian National Railway Company). He has experience in manufacturing, transportation and supply chain industries. He acted as a change agent and project manager for various change initiatives such as information systems implementation, process improvement and organizational structuring. Recently, he is focusing on more radical change initiatives that transform organizations and enable their competitive advantage in face of business and economic turmoil. He is also a PhD candidate at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. His research is focused on developing a collaborative planning model for transformational projects.
Sedki is a member of the OIQ (Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec), a PMI student member, and an APICS student member. Academically, he is a member of the Jarislowsky / SNC-Lavalin Research Chair in the Management of International Projects, and of the CIRRELT (interuniversity research center on enterprise networks, logistics and transportation).
Sedki has a bachelor in industrial engineering, and a master in technology management from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. He is also a certified lean project leader and six sigma green belt from McGill University.
Joseph Kestel is a certified IT project manager with over 15 years of experience managing projects across multiple industries. He has extensive experience implementing Agile methodologies like Scrum and SAFe and has successfully transitioned many teams from waterfall to Agile. He is proficient in project management tools and methodologies and has a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.
This document discusses different project management methodologies like Agile, PRINCE2, and Waterfall. It suggests that no single methodology needs to be picked, but rather the best practices from each can be combined as appropriate for the situation. It emphasizes the importance of uniform reporting, such as through earned value metrics, and regular project health reviews to monitor schedule, cost, scope and risks. The goal is to apply controls early to remedy any issues before projects fail.
Most of the agile framework focus on delivery part and provide no guidance on project initiation part. What are right questions to ask when we are in very first meeting with the sponsor? How to guide the sponsor through a process of converting high level business idea into a vision and go about chartering exercise? How to effectively conduct project initiation workshop and start with a discovery exercise that sets the scene for a project and produces an initial backlog? These are some of the concerns addressed in this presentation.
Creating the environment for a profitable organization begins with those that lead and deliver your projects. At the core of what firms do, strategically and intelligently executing projects from proposal to solution fuels growth, creates opportunities, and sustains a strong commitment to your team and your clients. Project Managers are the caretakers of your professional service. Through training based on best practices, they can lead their team to superior outcomes.
A/E Project Management Optimization is a three-part webinar series that will help you understand the conditions in your firm that may be hindering the process, and will present strategies to facilitate excellence at all levels using practical, real-world examples and best practices used by the top firms in the industry.
This Presentation is part one of the entire series.
To puchase the entire series,kindly click on the below link:
http://www.zweigwhite.com/p-792-ae-project-management-optimization-series.aspx
Best PMO in Europe 2019 - Triglav Group | FuturePMO 2019Wellingtone
Triglav Group won Best PMO in Europe 2019 in the PMO Global Awards (PMOGA). In this presentation, you can learn more about their journey to winning this prestigious award.
Wellingtone and FuturePMO is the UK Partner for the PMO Global Alliance. The PMO Global Awards take place at FuturePMO on an annual basis. www.FuturePMO.com
1. The document discusses different approaches for how organizations should structure themselves based on the rate of change in different parts of the business.
2. It suggests evaluating how fast different areas change and focusing organizational resources on the highest value, fastest changing areas.
3. The key approaches proposed are setting up teams, rules, funding, and missions tailored to the specific rate of change for areas like the web, GUI, workflows, integration, and data.
Lviv PMDay 2015 S Олексій Давиденко: “Project Management: Future and Trends”Lviv Startup Club
This document discusses future trends in project management, including:
1) A growing shortage of senior project managers as talent management needs are not aligned with organizational strategies.
2) The increasing use of agile methodologies and their benefits for managing projects more flexibly and reducing risks. This is illustrated through the example of the Virtual Case File project.
3) Emerging technologies like social media, virtual teams, big data, and mobile devices that are changing how projects are managed and teams collaborate.
We've all experienced the tension that occurs between designers, product managers, and engineers during release time. Scope creep is one key culprit, but another one that isn't often talked about amongst teams is when and how to handoff specs, designs, and code. In this presentation, Poornima Vijayashanker, formerly founding engineer at Mint.com, and currently Founder of two startups BizeeBee and Femgineer discusses about:
* How to setup a process for handoffs that is flexible.
* How to measure the success of the process and refine it over time.
* How to coordinate with teams outside of product and engineering in order to meet business goals.
About the Speaker
Poornima Vijayashanker is a software engineer, entrepreneur, speaker, blogger, and lecturer. After graduating from Duke University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer science she moved out to Silicon Valley to begin her career as an R&D Engineer. After a couple of years she was lured into startup land. Here first startup was Mint.com, where she was the founding engineer. After Mint's acquisition, she transitioned from being a founding engineer to a founder. Currently she is the CEO & Founder of two startups: BizeeBee and Femgineer, and is spending the fall of 2013 lecturing at Duke University. When she's not running companies and building products she's practicing Bikram yoga, cooking, or traveling around the world.
Upcoming Events
Reserve your seat for the next AIPMM webinar. Visit: http://aipmm.com/aipmm_webinars/.
Want To Certify Your Team?
If you have a product team of 10 or more that you want to certify, visit: http://bit.ly/1bzjUYB.
About AIPMM
The AIPMM is the hub of all things product management. It is where product professionals go for answers. With members in over 65 countries, it is the worldwide certifying body of product team professionals.
It is the world's largest professional organization of product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and other product team professionals who are responsible for guiding their organizations, or clients, through a constantly changing business landscape.
AIPMM's certification programs are internationally recognized because they allow product professionals to demonstrate their expertise and provide corporate members an assurance that their product management and marketing teams are operating at a high competency level.
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Este documento describe las empresas de producción social como empresas participativas donde los trabajadores producen bienes y servicios necesarios para la sociedad. A menudo son empresas familiares pequeñas que ofrecen oficios como costura, repostería y más. Su objetivo es generar empleo estable donde los trabajadores se comprometen socialmente. Representan un instrumento para superar la economía dependiente del pasado en Venezuela.
The document discusses designing artificial intelligence interfaces. Some key points include:
- Defining AI for users is challenging as definitions can vary from technical to Hollywood depictions.
- Early demonstrations of AI like IBM's Watson were seen as "dumb" by purists but introduced mainstream audiences to AI.
- Designing anticipatory and assistive experiences with AI is difficult and requires balancing noise versus precision in recommendations. False starts are also common in early AI systems.
- Language around recommendations, suggestions, and search results impacts user expectations of a system's intelligence.
Niels Daniel Nelson -
Concept to Customer Solution Delivery Excellence
Business and Digital Dominance - Strategy, Transformation, and Innovation Leader
The document is a project governance proposal template for a client. It includes:
- An overview of the project management services being proposed, including initial consultation, solution design, implementation, and ongoing management and support.
- Details on key deliverables such as a unique project profile, a customized project plan, and ongoing monitoring to ensure timely completion.
- An outline of the proposal contents which covers topics like the project team, phases, costs, and statement of work.
The summary highlights the main purpose and structure of the proposal for managing a large, complex project for the client.
This document discusses modern project management trends, including:
1. Projects are increasingly global with dispersed teams across different time zones and cultures, challenging project managers. New communication tools help facilitate collaboration.
2. Projects are becoming smaller in size due to cloud computing and shadow IT. This increases the total number of projects to manage while integrating diverse technologies.
3. Cloud-based project management tools provide a centralized place for tracking progress, enabling collaboration between dispersed teams. This facilitates management of distributed global projects.
4. Outsourcing project management services is increasing but brings challenges around responsibilities and commercial negotiations that sometimes require the client to intervene.
This document provides an overview of project management fundamentals from Invensis Learning. It defines key concepts such as projects, programs, portfolios and their differences. It describes various project life cycles including predictive, iterative, adaptive and hybrid models. It also outlines topics that will be covered in the course, including project management concepts, influences, roles, processes and certifications. The document is copyrighted material from Invensis Learning.
5 benefits of project management trends emerging in 2021Orangescrum
The document discusses emerging trends in project management for 2021, including the rise of remote project teams, rapid adoption of remote collaboration tools, and an increase in agile projects. Some key benefits of these trends are significant cost savings from remote work, improved transparency and accountability with collaboration tools, and greater alignment of projects with strategies through breakdown of goals into granular tasks. The trends emphasize the need for automation, engagement of stakeholders, and linking project deliverables to quantifiable value.
UCISA Major Project Governance Assessment ToolkitMark Ritchie
Universities and colleges are constantly undertaking significant change activities. These activities will typically be managed using existing institutional project and change management processes. Often, however, there is a lack of consistency and rigour in the governance approach. This can lead to significant cost overruns and project failure when confronted with the challenges of a major change project. Major projects require a more rigorous approach to governance and project management to deliver success.
The UCISA Major Project Governance Assessment Toolkit has been developed to assist staff who are managing or participating in major change projects.
The toolkit provides:
a) guidance on assessing which projects should be classed as Major
b) the key governance elements that must be managed for Major projects
c) an assessment tool for project governance to help ensure that the required governance actions are established and work effectively throughout the life of the project
d) a visualisation tool for project governance which gives a view of the project as it currently stands and the changes since the last review
e) case studies on the use of the toolkit at the University of Edinburgh
The toolkit has been designed to be complementary to existing project and change management processes. The toolkit fills an important gap by providing a repeatable assessment process that covers all aspects of governance for Major Projects. The toolkit can be used as a reference point and checklist for any project.
This presentation is from the UCISA15 conference in Ednburgh and may be useful for any organisation wishing to adopt the toolkit.
Invensis Learning, a premier training and certification organization that provides widely-recognized project management certification courses decided to understand what could be the Project Management trends for 2019. As a training and certification provider, we wanted to clearly understand from the industry experts as to where the project management domain was heading towards and how could we address the gaps if there were any.
This document provides an overview of agile methodology. It begins with an introduction to the author and their background. It then discusses what agile is, the history and development of agile practices, the 12 principles of the agile manifesto, advantages and disadvantages of agile, how agile addresses software requirements, and common agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming that are used to implement agile. The document aims to explain agile in simple terms and provide context around its origins and framework.
SYMPOSIUM 2016 : CONFÉRENCE 803 - REVIEW OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK...PMI-Montréal
Business transformation is a radical and risky change approach that enables organizations to add substantial value and survive in face of increasing environmental pressures. To succeed, business transformations should be managed as projects. In academic and practice literature, frameworks were suggested to guide organizations through a business transformation journey. We analyze three business transformation frameworks from a project management perspective. We find that such frameworks could be seen as project delivery approaches. Nonetheless, project management knowledge areas are not evenly embraced by all frameworks. We conclude with a discussion on the practical and research challenges of the use of these frameworks
BIOGRAPHIES
Sedki Allaoui is a business optimization specialist at CN (Canadian National Railway Company). He has experience in manufacturing, transportation and supply chain industries. He acted as a change agent and project manager for various change initiatives such as information systems implementation, process improvement and organizational structuring. Recently, he is focusing on more radical change initiatives that transform organizations and enable their competitive advantage in face of business and economic turmoil. He is also a PhD candidate at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. His research is focused on developing a collaborative planning model for transformational projects.
Sedki is a member of the OIQ (Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec), a PMI student member, and an APICS student member. Academically, he is a member of the Jarislowsky / SNC-Lavalin Research Chair in the Management of International Projects, and of the CIRRELT (interuniversity research center on enterprise networks, logistics and transportation).
Sedki has a bachelor in industrial engineering, and a master in technology management from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. He is also a certified lean project leader and six sigma green belt from McGill University.
Joseph Kestel is a certified IT project manager with over 15 years of experience managing projects across multiple industries. He has extensive experience implementing Agile methodologies like Scrum and SAFe and has successfully transitioned many teams from waterfall to Agile. He is proficient in project management tools and methodologies and has a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.
This document discusses different project management methodologies like Agile, PRINCE2, and Waterfall. It suggests that no single methodology needs to be picked, but rather the best practices from each can be combined as appropriate for the situation. It emphasizes the importance of uniform reporting, such as through earned value metrics, and regular project health reviews to monitor schedule, cost, scope and risks. The goal is to apply controls early to remedy any issues before projects fail.
Most of the agile framework focus on delivery part and provide no guidance on project initiation part. What are right questions to ask when we are in very first meeting with the sponsor? How to guide the sponsor through a process of converting high level business idea into a vision and go about chartering exercise? How to effectively conduct project initiation workshop and start with a discovery exercise that sets the scene for a project and produces an initial backlog? These are some of the concerns addressed in this presentation.
Creating the environment for a profitable organization begins with those that lead and deliver your projects. At the core of what firms do, strategically and intelligently executing projects from proposal to solution fuels growth, creates opportunities, and sustains a strong commitment to your team and your clients. Project Managers are the caretakers of your professional service. Through training based on best practices, they can lead their team to superior outcomes.
A/E Project Management Optimization is a three-part webinar series that will help you understand the conditions in your firm that may be hindering the process, and will present strategies to facilitate excellence at all levels using practical, real-world examples and best practices used by the top firms in the industry.
This Presentation is part one of the entire series.
To puchase the entire series,kindly click on the below link:
http://www.zweigwhite.com/p-792-ae-project-management-optimization-series.aspx
Best PMO in Europe 2019 - Triglav Group | FuturePMO 2019Wellingtone
Triglav Group won Best PMO in Europe 2019 in the PMO Global Awards (PMOGA). In this presentation, you can learn more about their journey to winning this prestigious award.
Wellingtone and FuturePMO is the UK Partner for the PMO Global Alliance. The PMO Global Awards take place at FuturePMO on an annual basis. www.FuturePMO.com
1. The document discusses different approaches for how organizations should structure themselves based on the rate of change in different parts of the business.
2. It suggests evaluating how fast different areas change and focusing organizational resources on the highest value, fastest changing areas.
3. The key approaches proposed are setting up teams, rules, funding, and missions tailored to the specific rate of change for areas like the web, GUI, workflows, integration, and data.
Lviv PMDay 2015 S Олексій Давиденко: “Project Management: Future and Trends”Lviv Startup Club
This document discusses future trends in project management, including:
1) A growing shortage of senior project managers as talent management needs are not aligned with organizational strategies.
2) The increasing use of agile methodologies and their benefits for managing projects more flexibly and reducing risks. This is illustrated through the example of the Virtual Case File project.
3) Emerging technologies like social media, virtual teams, big data, and mobile devices that are changing how projects are managed and teams collaborate.
We've all experienced the tension that occurs between designers, product managers, and engineers during release time. Scope creep is one key culprit, but another one that isn't often talked about amongst teams is when and how to handoff specs, designs, and code. In this presentation, Poornima Vijayashanker, formerly founding engineer at Mint.com, and currently Founder of two startups BizeeBee and Femgineer discusses about:
* How to setup a process for handoffs that is flexible.
* How to measure the success of the process and refine it over time.
* How to coordinate with teams outside of product and engineering in order to meet business goals.
About the Speaker
Poornima Vijayashanker is a software engineer, entrepreneur, speaker, blogger, and lecturer. After graduating from Duke University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer science she moved out to Silicon Valley to begin her career as an R&D Engineer. After a couple of years she was lured into startup land. Here first startup was Mint.com, where she was the founding engineer. After Mint's acquisition, she transitioned from being a founding engineer to a founder. Currently she is the CEO & Founder of two startups: BizeeBee and Femgineer, and is spending the fall of 2013 lecturing at Duke University. When she's not running companies and building products she's practicing Bikram yoga, cooking, or traveling around the world.
Upcoming Events
Reserve your seat for the next AIPMM webinar. Visit: http://aipmm.com/aipmm_webinars/.
Want To Certify Your Team?
If you have a product team of 10 or more that you want to certify, visit: http://bit.ly/1bzjUYB.
About AIPMM
The AIPMM is the hub of all things product management. It is where product professionals go for answers. With members in over 65 countries, it is the worldwide certifying body of product team professionals.
It is the world's largest professional organization of product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and other product team professionals who are responsible for guiding their organizations, or clients, through a constantly changing business landscape.
AIPMM's certification programs are internationally recognized because they allow product professionals to demonstrate their expertise and provide corporate members an assurance that their product management and marketing teams are operating at a high competency level.
Visit http://www.aipmm.com.
Call For Speakers: http://bit.ly/1b006vm
Subscribe: http://www.aipmm.com/subscribe
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/aipmm
Membership: http://www.aipmm.com/join.php
Certification: http://aipmm.com/html/certification
Articles: http://www.aipmm.com/html/newsletter/article.ph
Este documento describe las empresas de producción social como empresas participativas donde los trabajadores producen bienes y servicios necesarios para la sociedad. A menudo son empresas familiares pequeñas que ofrecen oficios como costura, repostería y más. Su objetivo es generar empleo estable donde los trabajadores se comprometen socialmente. Representan un instrumento para superar la economía dependiente del pasado en Venezuela.
The document discusses designing artificial intelligence interfaces. Some key points include:
- Defining AI for users is challenging as definitions can vary from technical to Hollywood depictions.
- Early demonstrations of AI like IBM's Watson were seen as "dumb" by purists but introduced mainstream audiences to AI.
- Designing anticipatory and assistive experiences with AI is difficult and requires balancing noise versus precision in recommendations. False starts are also common in early AI systems.
- Language around recommendations, suggestions, and search results impacts user expectations of a system's intelligence.
User centric design focuses on optimizing the user interface around how users work rather than forcing users to change how they work. The presentation discusses adopting a user centric approach through:
1) Understanding user behavior and tasks rather than what developers wish users would do.
2) Integrating usability into all stages of design, development, and testing so all teams understand users.
3) Validating new development matches design through usability testing to prevent major defects in the final release.
This document discusses design thinking and its application. It begins with introductions of the author and their background in design and entrepreneurship. It then discusses key aspects of design thinking, including that it is a user-centered approach to problem solving. The document outlines the typical 5 stages of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. It provides an example of applying these 5 stages to address the "wicked" problem of how to improve the claims process for an auto insurance company.
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Here I share, my pick of top 5 challenges faced by Business Analysts in Distributed Agile development. You will realize that these challenges apply to all distributed teams Agile or no Agile.
I have also provided some of the techniques and tools that I have used to overcome these.
This was presented at the Business Analyst World Bangalore on 25/May/2012.
Challenges faced in project managementTobby Hedges
Project management faces several common challenges including geographically separated teams that require effective communication, improper choice of tools that can cause compatibility issues or waste resources, and improper resource management that can lead to shortages or surpluses. Other challenges include accessing the large number of documents generated over the course of a project in a fast and secure manner to avoid delays or failures. Training courses at The Injazat Institute in the UAE aim to equip project managers with the skills to overcome these challenges through leadership training and soft skills development.
The document provides an overview of artificial intelligence, including its definition, history, approaches, tools for evaluation, applications, and predictions for the future. It discusses topics such as the traits of an intelligent system, methods like cybernetics and symbolic/statistical approaches, tools including search algorithms and neural networks, and applications in fields like medicine, robotics, and web search engines.
A brief 1 hr talk provided at the Sydney Agile @ Scale Meetup group in October 2016 to cover the basics of Kanban and Enterprise Services Planning (ESP), talking concepts from DJA's slideshare content and adding in games for people to discover what Kanban and ESP is about.
This Presentation will give you an overview about Artificial Intelligence : definition, advantages , disadvantages , benefits , applications .
We hope it to be useful .
Scalable Software Testing and Verification of Non-Functional Properties throu...Lionel Briand
This document discusses scalable software testing and verification of non-functional properties through heuristic search and optimization. It describes several projects with industry partners that use metaheuristic search techniques like hill climbing and genetic algorithms to generate test cases for non-functional properties of complex, configurable software systems. The techniques address issues of scalability and practicality for engineers by using dimensionality reduction, surrogate modeling, and dynamically adjusting the search strategy in different regions of the input space. The results provided worst-case scenarios more effectively than random testing alone.
This document provides an overview of SCG's agile development process and what clients can expect when partnering with them. It discusses their focus on design and ROI, as well as their experience developing platforms in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados. SCG offers flexible development solutions from one-off projects to full digital transformations. They utilize agile development principles to deliver results on time and on budget through iterative development and continuous improvement.
SEAL offers in-depth expertise and a full spectrum of capabilities to help IT leaders tackle their toughest challenges - from strategies to ensure that their IT delivers real value, to new approaches for achieving meaningful IT transformation, while reducing total cost of ownership.
SEAL Infotech is a leading Business Solutions provider in the Middle East Region since 1995, addressing business and technology needs of Small Companies to Large Enterprises, with a focus on SAP Business solutions. Being an SAP Partner, SEAL Infotech has helped and supported its clients plan their ERP and Web strategies and also design, develop and implement these concepts efficiently.
The introduction of a project management framework will provide a structured and managed approach for projects within your company.
With the right framework in place it will allow projects of all sizes and priority to be planned effectively. This ensures that at all times the cost of the project is managed while delivering quality and the right level of performance and control across project management.
This Presentation is about the overview of Digital Project Management. The role of Digital project Manager and the additional skills required for project manager to compete in digital world
This chapter focuses on the execution of e-business projects and emphasizes the importance of tightly coordinating tactical execution to support the overall strategy and vision. It outlines a process for e-business tactical execution that includes defining projects, establishing teams, developing plans, managing requirements, and adopting and measuring outcomes. Successful execution requires addressing both technical capabilities and organizational readiness, maintaining communication, and focusing on customer needs and pain points.
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The document discusses project management services provided by LiquidHub. It outlines common challenges organizations face with project execution and the need for tight collaboration between business and IT. LiquidHub's project management services can help manage individual projects and programs to ensure success through governance, clear methodologies, collaboration, communication and risk management. An example case study is provided of a project LiquidHub led for a national insurance client to replace their legacy claims processing systems using agile techniques.
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Deltek's Maconomy business solutions provide project management, resource planning, financial management, and business intelligence tools tailored for management and IT consulting companies. The document discusses how the solution supports key business processes like business acquisition, project initiation and planning, project execution, project monitoring, and reporting. It also describes Deltek's implementation services and industry expertise in helping consulting businesses improve project delivery, resource utilization, and financial management.
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Deltek's Maconomy business solutions provide project management, resource planning, financial management, and business intelligence tools tailored for management and IT consulting companies. The document discusses how the solution supports key business processes like business acquisition, project initiation, project and resource planning, project execution, project monitoring, and reporting. It also describes Deltek's services around implementation, consulting, customer care, and industry expertise in professional services.
La-Confiance is an ERP software consulting and development company based in Patna, India that offers various business services including software services, consultancy services, and web services. The company aims to help clients discover and implement innovations to grow their businesses through new revenue channels and process improvements. La-Confiance takes a hands-on project management approach and works closely with clients throughout project execution. It also strives to remain knowledgeable about emerging technologies through its Core Technology Group. The company's services include Enterprise Resource Planning, e-business solutions, application development, and product engineering.
This document provides a summary of Disha Roy's experience in product management and agile delivery across startups and large organizations. Over 15 years, she has led product strategies, roadmaps, and rollouts. She is currently the Product Head at Faircent.com, an online peer-to-peer lending marketplace in India. Previously, she held product and delivery leadership roles at Sapient and Infosys managing teams of up to 65 people.
In a world that faces marketing and technical challenges it is very important that project management and business work together to deliver the correct solution at the correct time.
The pace of doing business is increasing rapidly with the surge of digital technology touching every aspect of the commercial world
As project management becomes more specialised and business driven using the right project manager at the right time will deliver strategic solutions effectively meeting quality, business and revenue targets.
Compaq offers business exploration services to help companies plan technology projects that align with their business objectives. The services involve analyzing a company's business drivers, goals, and operations to define business initiatives and solutions. Compaq consultants then guide companies through workshops to build consensus on priorities. The goal is to ensure technology projects address strategic needs and save companies time and money.
It is a tool to automate PM processes starting with scheduling, resource management, document management, procurement to invoicing and customer satisfaction
It is a collaborative tool that can bring all the project stakeholders on the same page and can help them achieve project objectives as a team
It is generally integrated with existing IT landscape to push and pull the required data to be able to give a one window visibility into all the aspects of the project
It shows required dashboards and reports to different types of stakeholders for better insights and decision making
Some of the tasks the software does are listed below:
Defining the project
Planning the project
Allocating resources to the project
Timing the project
Following, Reporting and Controlling
Producing the result.
http://www.productdossier.com/ provides Touchbase state of the art Project Management Software
Sheila O'Connor is an experienced IT project and program manager with expertise in digital transformation, process optimization, and stakeholder management. She has over 15 years of experience managing complex programs and projects across multiple industries. Some of her accomplishments include developing the structure for an organization-wide digital transformation program, managing over 70 digital programs totaling millions of dollars, and delivering over $100 million in process improvements and savings. She is certified in project management, business process, and agile methodologies.
Why Value Stream is key to Digital Product Delivery Mani Maun
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Managing what flows through Value Stream can help bridge the gap Business and IT
Measurement of key metrics can enable data-driven decision making to improve value delivered to customers
Across the world today software development in all shapes and sizes is growing exponentially. There is a software revolution and without a doubt it is an exciting world to be part of. The future is literally happening before our very eyes and never before have we as project managers needed to be on our toes to ensure that we keep pace with this technology race.
Carlos Sousa has over 25 years of experience leading technology projects and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology investments. He has a track record of successfully delivering projects on time and on budget across different industries. Sousa is passionate about strategy, governance, and results and has managed multi-million dollar budgets and teams of over 60 professionals.
The document provides guidance on the initial steps for starting a new project. It outlines establishing key elements such as meeting the project sponsor, agreeing the scope, setting up the project roadmap and team organogram, confirming roles and responsibilities, and holding an initial kick-off meeting. Setting up important documentation like the project workbook and folders according to the methodology and governance is also recommended.
There is a tsunami of web development happening daily. This could range from large enterprise web platforms to a small start-up web page. And what an opportunity for your business to get involved with an exciting and fast changing environment. More and more companies will focus on their web presence and who better to bring it to life than a modern and responsive website with new technology and a faster way to reach a huge audience out in the world wide web
Grab these opportunities they are only going to get better and better and the true joy of this is that these are short to market projects so you will definitely see your hard work produce results. This is a great place to be
Managing multiple projects at once requires dealing with multiple schedules, risks, stakeholders, and functional managers. The key is to recognize priorities, delegate work wisely, and understand how risk, resources, and schedules integrate. To manage multiple projects successfully, one should meet with clients, prioritize projects, track progress, schedule resources appropriately between projects, delegate work, check progress daily, and communicate regularly with clients.
With these odds vying against project managers it is becoming more and more necessary that rather than cancel a project to look at a way that the project can be turned around and show some form of economic viability for the project and the company as a whole.
With this change in paradigm it will require some quick thinking both within the process of how the project is being managed and getting the buy in from both your project team and the stakeholders
The reality is that a paradigm shift is needed to enable the Agile PMO to deliver the correct support and provide an acceptable level of guidance for project managers in a collaborative and co-operative approach.
This will result in the ability to work with the project and business teams to fast track projects through to delivery while ensuring that the components of the triple constraints evolves into a managed agile enterprise project and programme environment.
The document provides an overview of key trends and considerations for project management and business in 2015. It discusses the need for agile project management approaches to keep up with rapid technological changes. Business will require unified project management and business forces to stay ahead in a competitive market. Success will depend on getting products and services to market quickly while maintaining quality. The role of the project manager will expand beyond projects to take on more entrepreneurial responsibilities.
At this time of the year it becomes important to understand how your projects are doing. Doing a health check will give you a great and instant view on what is going right and what needs to be improved and more importantly is the project still a viable option and will bring in the benefits
Sometimes we take life too seriously I know I am guilty of this so I thought I would put together a presentation to make you realise that life is not as serious as we think sometimes
The document discusses supplier management and provides guidelines for companies. It recommends establishing strategic partnerships with suppliers and involving them throughout the product life cycle from concept to delivery. The key aspects of managing suppliers include selecting suppliers based on technical compatibility, quality, cost and flexibility. Companies should treat suppliers as partners, establish collaboration, and monitor supplier performance through regular audits and status meetings. Following a structured supplier management approach provides benefits such as better project delivery, governance, customer satisfaction, and competitive advantage.
The document provides guidance on planning and starting a new project. It discusses establishing the project framework by understanding the organization, project management office, product lifecycle, project environment, and structure. It also covers getting to know the stakeholders, technical team, testing team, and production handover process. The document ends with suggesting creating an action plan that includes understanding the project mandate, setting up documentation and meetings, defining roles, and gaining stakeholder buy-in.
The document provides guidance on conducting user acceptance testing (UAT) for a business team testing a new web application. It outlines the UAT process, including planning the test, defining roles and responsibilities, guidelines for testers, managing defects found, and finalizing testing before moving the application to live production. The goal of UAT is to ensure the application meets business needs and functions as intended before launch.
Help my project is in trouble. I have put this together to give project managers a guideline on how to move your project back into a successful journey
The document provides guidance on conducting a project audit. It outlines that a project audit should be done when a project is underperforming its goals. The objectives of an audit are to evaluate project management and governance. An audit will identify what is working well and what needs improvement to get a project back on track. The document then details each step of conducting an audit, including defining a charter, assessment plan, conducting the audit, presenting findings, and implementing approved changes. [/SUMMARY]
The document provides guidelines for conducting a project health check when a project is not meeting its goals. It outlines indicators of troubled projects, such as lack of documentation and cost/schedule issues. The guidelines describe a 5-step process to implement a health check: 1) define a charter, 2) outline an assessment plan, 3) conduct the check, 4) present a report, and 5) implement an approved plan. The health check evaluates project management, governance, and identifies priority areas for improvement.
Strategic planning is one of the most important responsibilities of senior management as it sets the organizational vision, strategies, and resource deployment to achieve that vision. However, strategic plans are often misunderstood and poorly used, resulting in large documents that are not implemented. There are several common reasons for this, including senior management not following a defined process, the plan being delegated without true endorsement, and lack of communication and implementation guidelines. Properly developing a strategic plan requires involvement from senior leadership, understanding what the plan is designed to provide, and having a defined process and methodology to create the plan in a timely and efficient manner.
Cliona has over 25 years of experience managing a wide variety of projects across multiple sectors including telecommunications, banking, and insurance. She is skilled in various project management methodologies and software development lifecycles. Some of her key strengths are quickly understanding troubled projects and collaboratively developing solutions, and understanding what processes are needed to best manage different types of projects. She enjoys writing, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Sethurathnam Ravi: A Legacy in Finance and LeadershipAnjana Josie
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Integrity in leadership builds trust by ensuring consistency between words an...Ram V Chary
Integrity in leadership builds trust by ensuring consistency between words and actions, making leaders reliable and credible. It also ensures ethical decision-making, which fosters a positive organizational culture and promotes long-term success. #RamVChary
A presentation on mastering key management concepts across projects, products, programs, and portfolios. Whether you're an aspiring manager or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to succeed in various management roles. Learn about the distinct lifecycles, methodologies, and essential skillsets needed to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.
Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile SystemsRob Healy
Copy of the presentation given at XP2024 based on a research paper.
In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
We then explore how overwork relates to system stability and inventory.
Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
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Public Speaking Tips to Help You Be A Strong Leader.pdfPinta Partners
In the realm of effective leadership, a multitude of skills come into play, but one stands out as both crucial and challenging: public speaking.
Public speaking transcends mere eloquence; it serves as the medium through which leaders articulate their vision, inspire action, and foster engagement. For leaders, refining public speaking skills is essential, elevating their ability to influence, persuade, and lead with resolute conviction. Here are some key tips to consider: https://joellandau.com/the-public-speaking-tips-to-help-you-be-a-stronger-leader/
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This presentation was used in talks in various startup and SMB events, focusing on achieving product-market fit by prioritizing customer needs over your solution. It stresses the importance of engaging with your target audience directly. It also provides techniques for interviewing customers, leveraging Jobs To Be Done for insights, and refining product positioning and features to drive customer adoption.
Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
2. THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE
There are many challenges that are faced by the business world today on
how to manage your business goals and strategies in a market that is both
dynamic and moves very quickly. Within both the technology and business
sectors change is constant and the question that one asks is how do you
manage this effectively.
Maintaining
costs
Improving sales
Staff
development
Improving
product delivery
Aligning
strategy to
market treads
3. PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION
The main purpose of this presentation is to provide the business and project
teams with an overview on how a project methodology can be adapted to
incorporate a digital product delivery.
This will positioned at a high level to give the business and project teams a better
understanding of what needs to be done to deliver value in the digital space.
Business
ProjectTechnology
Technology
leadership
Financial
performance
Operational
excellenceDelivering
4. WHAT EXACTLY IS DIGITAL
Everywhere you go today you hear the word digital.
From the computer that you sit in front of to your TV set
and of course your mobile device. And yes it does seem
as if the whole world is becoming a digital entity.
The fact is that today product management and business
are driving digital technology like never before and they
need to get their products out into a very fast moving
and competitive environment.
Mobile, cloud, social media, virtualization and big data –
once considered hot technology trends worth exploring –
have moved well beyond the stage of experimentation.
They are proven tools that have given birth to an age
where technology has become the foundation of any
successful business – it's a prime driver of market
differentiation, business growth, innovation,
adaptability, collaboration and profitability
In line with this requirement more projects are being
setup and project managers are now in demand to help
deliver digital projects effectively
5. Dr Andrew Makar
IT program manager
Emerging trends may seem like shiny objects that can distract project
managers from their agreed goals. Regardless of new trends, effective
project managers should continue to focus on the technical and
leadership skills that help deliver projects. Customers will value delivery
over the latest collaboration tool. However, I'm convinced that these
trends noted below will only help improve delivery in 2014.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2014
Project management roles continue to develop in
the business function.
More project schedules will move to the cloud.
Online collaboration tool adoption will increase
There will be more of a reliance on resource
management
Distributed teams will continue to grow.
Project Trends 2014Read the article
6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2014
The following key points has been developed from
interviewing PM-Partners’ experienced Consultants,
Project Managers, and subject matter experts
currently working in the field across a variety of
sectors, including Finance, Government, IT,
Industrial and Broadcast/Media.
Agile as a way of project thinking
Change Management to improve outcomes into
the business
Portfolio Management – Project Management
Driving Business Change
Small is MORE – up skill or move away from
large complex programmes
Business Analysis – coming of age and
enterprise prominence
Project management skills – the rise of the
cross-skilled PM
https://6-project-management-trends-for-2014/Read the article
7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2014
In line with Project Management changing trends businesses want their
products moved into the market a lot quicker but with the same quality criteria.
Project Management has changed from being a long winded process into what we
refer to as agile. The principles remain the same but the durations has become a
lot shorter.
Project
Initiation
Project
Planning
Project
Execution
and Control
Project
Close Out
Business
Requirements
Analysis Design Development
TestingImplementation
Online
Production
Traditional
Agile
Project Plan control
Project Plan control
8. OBJECTIVES OF A PROJECT MODEL
Customer satisfaction, product
quality, effective delivery of your
requirements and time-to-market
speed.
Meet the
business
requirements
• To meet the challenges for project delivery a project
model must meet the business requirements in a
holistic approach in order to promote business
effectiveness and efficiency
Align to current
technology
• The project model must provide the ability to constantly
meet the challenges for innovation, flexibility, and
integration with technology
Be Process
Oriented
• The project model must incorporate processes that
allow the business to be more efficient, more effective
and more capable of change than a functionally focused,
traditional hierarchical management approach
Meet Industry
Standards and
Best Practice
• The project model will provide common standards to
ensure that the implementation of a project will be
conducted in a disciplined, well-managed, and
consistent manner.
9. THE DIGITAL PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
Business
Requirements
Project
Management
Software
Development
Project
Operations
Project
Office
Project
Management
Project
Operations
Business
Requirements
Software
Development
Project Office
10. THE DIGITAL PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
One important factor is to remember when you plan your project
environment is to define what is on the critical path and what are
the supporting management requirements. The model below
reflects how this can be setup
Project Management Software Delivery Life Cycle
Not on Critical Path
The correct level of project
management and administration
must be planned carefully to
support the project during the
Software Delivery Lifecycle. It is
important to remember that this is
always based on the category and
size of the project to be deployed
Always on the Critical
Path
The development of the
product is planned within
the SDLC process and this
is where the full time, scope
and cost is controlled and
this is normally managed by
a technical project manager
11. Business Owner
Business
Business
Requirements
Marketing
Plan
Product Plan
Project Office
Project
Management
Programme
Management
Software
Development
Analysis
UX Design
Development
Testing
Production
Project
Operations
Financial
support
Contract
support
Suppliers
sourcing
On Line
management
Keep in
Mind
The project team will change according to the project’s
requirements and the available budget however roles and
responsibilities need to be clearly defined for the team
THE DIGITAL PROJECT TEAM
The business owner is the key decision maker
for the project
12. THE DIGITAL PROJECT OFFICE
Provide effective project
management
Promote collaboration with
the business and project
teams
Guarantee best practice
standards for project delivery
Manage stakeholder
relationships
Manage change and risk during
the project life cycle
Within the digital project environment one of the greatest
advantages you can have as a project manager is to setup a
project office that will help you deliver your project roadmap to
meet all of the requirements both technical and business. The
key advantages of a digital project office would:
13. In order to ensure that the full project delivery in controlled and managed the
project office will ensure that confirmed processes and work flows are in
place.
This provides leadership and ensures
that the Project Management Office
will consistently deliver value to the
project owners and stakeholders.
THE DIGITAL PROJECT OFFICE
PMO
Technical
alignment
Strategic
alignment
Team and
resource
management
Project and
portfolio
management
Project
Operations
Stakeholder
management
14. BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
Requirements define the business objectives which need to gain the
approval of the business owner as well as the stakeholders. The outcome of
the requirements will provide a foundation to communicate to your service
provider what the project needs to do to satisfy the business’ needs and
quality requirements. :Purpose
Business Owner Business Analyst Project Office Operations
Input Key Output/s
Project Mandate Approved • Concept
• Business Case
• Scope of Work
• Approval to proceed
15. BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS The process
Finalise the concept
Setup the business
model
Finalise the
marketing plan
Finalise the
business case
Source Suppliers
Submit Request for
Proposal
Review Supplier
Scope of Work
(SOW)
On approval
handover SOW to
the Project Office
Keep in
Mind
This should be aligned to the size and complexity of the project
which would be defined where understanding what the concept is
and how this fits into the current infrastructure and maturity of
the organisation
16. SOFTWARE DELIVERY LIFECYCLE
The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks
performed at each step in the software development process. SDLC is a
structure followed by a development team within the software
organization. It consists of a detailed plan describing how to develop,
maintain and replace specific software.
The SDLC cycle defines a methodology for improving the quality of
software and the overall development process
Purpose
Project Office Project Manager Development Team Operations
Input Key Output/s
Approved Supplier Contract
Approved Scope of Work
• Requirements analysis
documentation
• Design documentation
• Project Plan
• Test Plan
• Communication plan
17. Analyse
•Analyse Requirements
•Compile System Requirements Specifications
•Finalise all test scenarios and test plans
Design
•Compile Functional Solutions
•Acquire Solution Integration and Data Migration Inputs
•Compile Technical Solution
•Design Testing Specifications
Build
•Develop System
•Perform Unit Testing
•Prepare for testing and Release
•Conduct System Walkthrough
Test
•Conduct QA
•Resolve Defects
•Release for UAT
•Conduct UAT
•Resolve defects
Deploy
•Implement to production environment
•Prepare for production handover support
•Handover to production and operations support
SOFTWARE DELIVERY LIFECYCLE The process
Keep in
Mind
The SDLC methodology must be tailored to both the size and risk of
the project to ensure that it produces a quality product. This process
can be adapted to either a Waterfall or Agile approach. Each phase
must have a formal release to ensure all identified tasks have been
finalised and approved
18. PROJECT OPERATIONS
The project office will work very closely with operations who will manage:
Contracts
•To ensure the
correct suppliers
are sourced for the
projects
•To manage the
legal aspects of the
contracts
•To audit the
contracts
Financials
•To work with the
project office on
financial forecasts
and cashflow
•To analyse
additional budget
requests for
business approval
Licenses
•To ensure that all
licenses are in
place for your
software and
infrastructure
On line
Management
•To ensure that
production is in
place to manage
the live digital
enterprise
•To rectify any
issues found
during the day to
day running of the
digital enterprise
19. THE DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER: OVERVIEW
Project Management regardless of the environment has to follow
the correct process of delivering a project successfully. There are
no shortcuts and it is important to note that you need to define a
process that will align the best methodologies and practices.
Today there are two main bodies of project management practices
Each methodology has it’s own set of principles and the
advantage for you as a project manager is that you can
combine the best of both worlds
Keep in
Mind
20. PMBOK
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) provides a standardised
approach to project management. PMBOK provides the tactical tools and
guidance for you as a Project Manager and for your Project Team Members
to effectively and successfully manage projects to conclusion
21. PRINCE2
The process, clarity and strengths of PRINCE2 are balanced by the depth
of the PMBOK Guide. PRINCE2 is a scalable, practical, process-based
methodology providing “what” you need to do in project management with
its step-by-step guidance. PRINCE2 as a methodology, can shape and
direct your project management knowledge. Together PMBOK and
PRINCE2 provide a standardised and practical approach to project
management
22. AGILE
Agile has changed the project management landscape, largely because of its
adaptability: Iterative development allows teams to deliver functional
pieces of a project quickly and adjust on the fly. The main benefit of agile
project management is its ability to respond to issues as they arise
throughout the course of the project.
23. PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE CLOUD - SAAS
Enterprise applications are moving into cloud technology and this includes
certain aspects of project management. Cloud technology for project
management applications allow for seamless communication and the
ability to track resources and tasks allowing for the ability to track
information at any time and wherever the project manager and project
team is Companies are investing in cloud project management applications
because they realize that employees can be more productive and get more
work done when they can access work information wherever they are.
Collaboration
Communication
Time sheet
management
Task Tracking
Reporting
Real Time Monitoring
Issue management
24. SETTING UP THE DIGITAL PROJECT
With so many practices and methodologies what will the right way to align
this to a digital project?
A quick guide to setup your digital project
Step 1 Assess the project risk before defining the requirements
Step 2 Define the project size to ensure the correct governance is applied
Step 3 Find the correct suppliers
Step 4 Setup the project folder with the correct phases and the correct
project templates in line with the agreed project size and
approach
Step 5 Register the project with operations
Step 6 Ensure that all of the contracts are signed and stored
Step 7 Finalise the whole project approach with your business owner
Step 8 Take it one phase at a time
As a project manager you can select process and
governance from all of the best practice methodologies.
The important fact to keep in mind that the approach
must allow your project to flow easily
Keep
in
Mind
25. THE TECHNICAL QUESTION
This is the biggest advantage that project management
provides. The full process of project management allows each
element of the technical requirement to be covered starting
at identifying the business requirements to careful analysis
and design which includes how the technology will be tested
to ensure a quality delivery.
You are able to ensure that the correct team members are on
your project and able to supply the technical information that
you need. This will allow for the correct documentation to be
complied and approved by the relevant stakeholders
The technical touch points are covered during the analysis and
design phase of the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) and
complied in the technical and design specifications normally by
a business analyst and a technical lead.
Keep in
Mind
One of the challenges that every project manager faces it how quickly
technology changes. You are often faced with the question: “how do you manage
this requirement as a project manager?”
26. THE DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER
In theory if you know project management then you ought to
be able to project manage any project – it should be a case of
organising the tasks and monitoring them through to a
successful conclusion.
Being a good Digital Project Manager requires a diverse mix
of skills and experience. And to be effective you need to be
more than just organised and a good communicator.
The ability to prioritise, keeping calm and focused, being
able to let go, not assume too much, being approachable and
having a passion for Digital are all things that when
combined together make for an awesome Project Manager.
Oh, and it helps to have a sense of humour too!
Ian May
Programme Manager
27. THE RESULTS
By using a structured project management approach for your
digital project delivery you will provide:
Better efficiency in project deployment and roadmap implementation.
Governance on project templates and process management
Improved/increased/enhanced customer satisfaction.
Enhanced effectiveness in delivering services.
Improved growth and development within your team.
A greater standing and competitive edge. within your industry
Opportunities to expand your companies services.
Increased risk assessment and expert management of mitigation strategies
Delivery of quality products
Ability to deliver multiply projects simultaneously
28. THE LAST WORD
The content of this presentation is based on my experience of managing
projects for major companies in the financial, telecoms and digital
environments
The presentation has been put together to provide project managers and
business owners with a high level overview of the digital project
environment
If you would like further information on any of the points covered please
send me an email requesting what you are looking for
Cliona O’Hanrahan MPM: Prince2: PMBOK
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