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Project Management Essentials
Info-Tech Research Group, March 2010
For successful projects, focus on the essentials.
Your Challenge:
- Satisfaction with IT project outcomes is very low
- Effective project management is critical yet organizations resist it
- It seems excessively complex and many believe it requires high effort or expense
Our Advice
Critical Insight
Clear success criteria, a capable project manager, high level planning of activities and resources, and an active approach to managing progress are more important than formalized frameworks, certified project managers or complex software
Impact and Result
This solution set will help you:
- Understand the Project Management Essentials.
- Implement the essentials to improve project success rate.
- Provide tools and templates for successful project planning, monitoring, and communication.
Get to Action:
1. Understand the Essentials
Improve project success with minimal pain or change.
- Storyboard: Project Management Essentials
2. Develop a Project Plan and Track Progress
Ensure adequate project progress tracking and accountability.
- Project Planning and Monitoring Tool
3. Conduct a Project Kick-off Meeting
Ensure understanding of team member responsibilities and to create consistent stakeholder expectations.
- Project Kick-off Meeting Agenda Template
4. Manage Progress and Update Plan
Ensure that the project progresses well.
- Project Team Meeting Agenda Template
- Project Meeting Follow-Up Template
5. Keep Management Informed
Ensure that the organization is ready to leverage the results.
- Project Milestones Report Template
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