Right-Size Project Management for Infrastructure and Operations
Equip your project managers with a purpose-built approach to project management.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Failure to properly plan and manage projects can result in:
- Sub-optimal project outcomes (poor quality, over time, and over budget).
- Cancelled projects.
- Low satisfaction with IT.
Effectively planning and managing projects results in:
- Successful project outcomes.
- Better project management decision making.
- Higher business satisfaction with IT.
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Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Analyze the Current State
The Purpose
- Assess the current state of infrastructure project management and establish a realistic target state.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Realistic and well-informed workshop goals.
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| 1.1 | Introductions and workshop expectations activity. |
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| 1.2 | Complete Info-Tech’s PPM Current State Scorecard diagnostic survey. |
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| 1.3 | Assess pain points and analyze root causes. |
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Module 2: Define Project Management Baselines
The Purpose
- Establish key project and project management baselines before building the process out.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Stakeholder alignment on things like “what is a project?” and “how much time do we have for project management responsibilities?”
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| 2.1 | Refine the definition of a project for your infrastructure team. |
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| 2.2 | Establish the criteria for assessing project levels to right-size project management processes. |
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| 2.3 | Perform a high-level project capacity assessment. |
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Module 3: Establish Right-Sized Planning Processes
The Purpose
- Develop appropriate initiation and planning practices for your infrastructure projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Standardized and sustainable initiation and planning processes.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Define intake and initiation steps for infrastructure projects and project managers. |
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| 3.2 | Create requirements-driven scope statements and a plan for managing project changes. |
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| 3.3 | Create a task breakdown and schedule and define roles. |
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Module 4: Develop Execution and Closure Protocol
The Purpose
- Develop appropriate execution and closure practices for your infrastructure projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Standardized and sustainable execution and closure processes.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Plan organizational change management aspects of a project. |
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| 4.2 | Create a communications plan. |
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| 4.3 | Develop project status reporting and risk management processes. |
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| 4.4 | Develop a closure checklist. |
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Module 5: Define an Implementation Plan
The Purpose
- Define an implementation approach for your new processes.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Well defined next steps on how to implement the tools and processes defined during the workshop.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 5.1 | Map your target state process. |
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| 5.2 | Configure the Infrastructure and Operations Project Management Workbook. |
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| 5.3 | Plan training requirements and define an implementation plan. |
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