Project Process Groups
Develop an understanding of a project, what are the process groups and how to initiate a project as a business owner. Then start your journey with the Project Initiation Form
Develop an understanding of a project, what are the process groups and how to initiate a project as a business owner. Then start your journey with the Project Initiation Form
Monitoring and control includes, active listening, reviewing communications for sentiment and engagement, and analysis of work performed using earned value, and updating and monitoring risks, issues and changes. The project manager uses a stoplight report, a concise one page outline showing the progress against the goals, scope, time, cost, quality, requirements. A good project manager monitors and controls the project so that potential problems are identified in a timely manner and recommends corrective actions. “It is useless to desire more time if you are already wasting what little you have.” -— James Allen
Monkey management helps projects by improving managerial effectiveness, employee development, and team performance. This leadership approach, where managers delegate the next steps for tasks ("monkeys") to the appropriate staff, conserves managerial time, fosters employee empowerment and ownership, enhances agility in fast-paced environments, and promotes better decision-making by pushing tasks to the lowest possible skill level
Try monkey management—it works! If you follow Oncken’s rules, you’ll stop viewing your people as the major source of your problems and will soon start seeing them as major solutions, because each of their backs can be a depository for several monkeys.
In a project, a decision is an act of choosing a path from multiple alternatives within the existing parameters, while a change is a modification to the project scope that requires a request and approval process. You know a change is occurring when it alters the project's budget, schedule, scope, whereas a decision is made to resolve a specific issue or clarify details within the project's constraints.
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchilln Goethe
Quality does not end with initial implementation. A good project manager will monitor operations, supervise and guide inspections, recommend improvements and ensure customer expectations are satisfied through the entire systems lifecycle.
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” ~Henry Ford