A lack of visibility into day-to-day projects can result in:
- Over-allocated staff.
- Missed project deadlines and poor project results.
- Angry project stakeholders and senior leadership.
Better visibility into day-to-day projects can result in:
- More evenly allocated staff, with better morale and focus.
- More on-time projects with better results.
- Happier stakeholders.
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Book NowModule 1: Analyze the Current State of Day-to-Day Projects
The Purpose
Assess the current state of project portfolio management and establish a realistic target state for the management of day-to-day projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
Realistic and well-informed workshop goals.
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| 1.1 | Begin with introductions and workshop expectations activity. |
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| 1.2 | Perform PPM SWOT analysis. |
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| 1.3 | Assess pain points and analyze root causes. |
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Module 2: Establish Portfolio Baselines for Day-to-Day Projects
The Purpose
Establish a standard set of baselines for day-to-day projects that will help them to be identified and managed in the same way across different functional teams.
Key Benefits Achieved
Standardization of project definitions and project value assessments across different functional teams.
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| 2.1 | Formalize the definition of a day-to-day project and establish project levels. |
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| 2.2 | Develop a project value scorecard for day-to-day projects. |
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| 2.3 | Analyze the capacity footprint of day-to-day projects. |
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Module 3: Build a Target State Process for Day-to-Day Projects
The Purpose
Establish a target state process for tracking and monitoring day-to-day projects at the portfolio level.
Key Benefits Achieved
Standardization of how day-to-day projects are managed and reported on across different functional teams.
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| 3.1 | Map current state workflows for the intake and resource management practices (small and large projects). |
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| 3.2 | Perform a right-wrong-missing-confusing analysis. |
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| 3.3 | Draft a target state process for the initiation of day-to-day projects and for capacity planning. |
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Module 4: Prepare to Implement Your New Processes
The Purpose
Start to plan the implementation of your new processes for the portfolio management of day-to-day projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
An implementation plan, complete with communication plans, timelines, and goals.
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| 4.1 | Perform a change impact and stakeholder management analysis. |
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| 4.2 | Perform a start-stop-continue activity. |
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| 4.3 | Define an implementation roadmap. |
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