Get Started With Project Management Excellence | Info-Tech Research Group

Projects are run ad hoc with little to no standards.
Lack of proper scoping at the beginning of the project leads to constant rescoping, rescheduling, and budget overruns.
Project leads track progress in their own way, which makes it difficult for leadership to understand project process and identify what projects require assistance.
Absent documentation means project leads are left to reinvent the wheel every time a new project is assigned.
Unable to pinpoint the ultimate decision maker, the project lead works unnecessarily to meet everchanging expectations.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Do not burden project managers with things they do not have time to do.
Determine what a sustainable process means for your organization.
Most formal project management methodologies are too comprehensive and rigorous for most IT projects.
Make the most of your project manager’s time, and be judicious about the standard that is set.

Impact and Result

Start with the project management foundation and grow from there!

Formalize what you are doing.
Get specific about requirements.
Keep stakeholders up to date.
Tightly control changes.
Learn from your mistakes.
Define when the project is done.

Get Started With Project Management Excellence Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should develop a light-weight project management process, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand how to leverage our toolkit.

Get Started With Project Management Excellence – Executive Brief

1. Project Management Toolkit

Start with the project management foundation and grow from there!

Member Testimonials

After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.

9.8/10

Overall Impact

$56,139

Average $ Saved

14

Average Days Saved

Client

Experience

Impact

$ Saved

Days Saved

Testimonial

Short's Travel Management, Inc.

Guided Implementation

10/10

$68,500

20

This was a short class, but Elvis put a tremendous amount of time and energy into emphasizing what's important when it comes to internal PMO docume... Read More

City of Winter Park

Guided Implementation

10/10

$13,700

5

Elvis presents the material in a very effective, practical manner.

Neuropace

Guided Implementation

10/10

$34,250

10

Elvis was great. He was very helpful and knowledgeable. I'm looking forward to applying the tools and concepts that he covered during the project... Read More

Fernco Inc

Guided Implementation

10/10

$34,250

10

Best: The Info Tech tools and advice helped shape the scope and functionality for a SmartSheet Project Control Center application. In addition, the... Read More

Geidea

Guided Implementation

10/10

N/A

18

All our calls with Elvis have been consistently outstanding. He consistently demonstrates exceptional clarity and provides comprehensive explanatio... Read More

Lowe’s Pro Supply

Guided Implementation

9/10

$129K

20

Scheduling drew things out a bit. The length of time can make the conversations lose their impact and momentum. But the personal experience, how ... Read More

Pueblo City Schools

Guided Implementation

10/10

$2,479

2

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About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

Table of Contents

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Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You'll receive 9 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Scoping

Call 1: Scope requirements, objectives, and your specific challenges.

Guided Implementation 2: Project Initiation and Planning

Call 1: Introduce the best practice toolkit.
Call 2: Assess the current project initiation and planning practices.
Call 3: Review the Project Charter and Requirements Workbook for suitability.

Guided Implementation 3: Project Execution

Call 1: Discuss pain points with project execution.
Call 2: Review the Status Report and Change Request templates and discuss customization.

Guided Implementation 4: Project Closure

Call 1: Discuss the value of a standard closure process.
Call 2: Review the Project Closure Checklist and Lessons Learned documents.
Call 3: Document RACI for the project management process.

Author

Teodora Siman

Contributors

Ten anonymous contributors

Search Code: 96572
Last Revised: March 17, 2021

TAGS:

simple project management, easy project process, project charter, project requirements, project closure, project changes, project reporting

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