Introduction to the Project Solution Suite
Project Management has emerged as one of the more important aspects of management in all organisations - it is the means by which changes are introduced into organisations, or new products developed, or old ways of working decommissioned. If such initiatives are not managed well, the organisations have wasted time and money for little benefit in return.
A project management method (PMM) is an organisation's approach to project management. In some organisations, the PMM has been developed over many years, as the organisation works out better approaches, sometimes through bitter lessons learned.
Larger organisations can afford to hire experts to develop a PMM for them, and support and evolve it over time. Smaller organisations simply cannot afford to do this. Yet they are even more exposed to poor project performance than larger organisations.
To assist smaller organisations, we have developed our Project Solution Suite (PSS). The PSS is based on the internationally recognised PRINCE2 project management method, and could be thought of as PRINCE2 Lite or a PMM-in-a-box. It is based on over a decade of experience in implementing PMMs for the big end of town, and our understanding of the needs of smaller organisations.
The following items are samplers of the elements of the PSS, displaying just enough so that the reader can get an idea of what the full document will provide.
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P001_Welcome to the PSS
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This is an introduction and overview of the Project Solution Suite.
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P002_The PMM Policy
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Each organisation needs to establish business rules around the use of its project management method. This is a sample of such a policy document.
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P003_Reference Card
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Once trained in the PSS, most people will be able to use it with just this reference chart as a memory jogger.
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P004_Project Management Manual
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This is a detailed description of the organisation's project management method.
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P005_Work Sizing Template
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It shouldn't be the case that all projects should be treated in the same way. In the PSS, we provide some guidance so that smaller projects aren't hindered by bureacracy while larger, riskier projects are subjected to a higher degree of control.
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P006_Templates Index
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This is a list of the document templates provided in the PSS.
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P007_Project Management for a Simple Project
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While each project is unique, there are similarities between projects. The PSS provides a standard workplan for simple, standard and difficult projects. This is a taste of the workplan for simple projects.
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P008_Project Managers Handbook
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This is a 'How to use the PSS' guide for project managers.
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P009_Project Managers Checklist
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This is essentially a set of checklists for project managers, as reminders of what they should be doing over the life of a project.
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P010_Project Governance Handbook
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This is a 'How to use the PSS' guide for those governing projects.
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P011_Project Governance Checklist
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This is essentially a set of checklists for those governing projects, as reminders of what they should be doing over the life of a project.
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P012_Customisation Guide
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The PSS out-of-the-box will be useful to smaller organisations, but its value can be greatly increased if it is customised to beeter fit in with organisational procedures and culture.
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Please contact us to discuss how the Project Solution Suite can assist your organisation in improving its project delivery success rates.
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