Get Started With Project Management Excellence
Manage your projects for success.
- 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.
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
$49,369
Average $ Saved
12
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Neuropace
Guided Implementation
10/10
$32,499
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
$32,499
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
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.
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Speak With An Analyst
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.
Contributors
Ten anonymous contributors
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Get Started With Project Management Excellence
Begin Your Projects With the End in Mind
Avoid Project Management Pitfalls
Build a Comprehensive Business Case
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