Four Responsibilities of Executives on Projects An executive has administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. That authority is used in a number of ways on projects. An executive is typically responsible for the Business Case of a project, which is used to determine whether the project should even be started. Once the project is approved they can impact the success of your project in four key areas. 1. Sponsorship and Funding Every project within a company starts with an idea. It’s hard for that idea to go much further without backing from the right person and some money to mak ..read more

Project Management Offices (PMO) are defined by their ability to deliver value to their organizations or clients. As PMO organizations mature it becomes harder for them to demonstrate their business value to the organization. Below, we have identified 5 things that PMOs should be focused on to get themselves to the ‘next level’ of maturity and business value. 1. Make sure you can deliver clear, measurable objectives beyond ROI We have observed that many project proposals are submitted to the PMO organization — complete with management approval and funding — but without any clear measurable bus ..read more

Project Management Methodology Implementation is closely linked with the Controlling Services, as follows: – Implement Governance. Methodology and governance are closely linked. Project Management Methodology creates a framework for what specific decisions and processes are needed. Governance defines who should make each decision and be accountable for each process. Governance, therefore, extends the project management methodology to all people in all roles in the company, and beyond using specific project management software. Implementation of governance is a way to extend the methodology so ..read more

If you want to enhance the quality of your deliverables, then use professionally laid out Project Templates. These templates have been professionally formatted to save you time laying them out. They also include all of the sections, titles, charts, tables and practical examples needed to create high quality project documents now. Most projects go through the same steps towards completion. They start up, then they plan ahead, they execute and they close. That’s the nature of Project Management. So it stands to reason then, that most projects create similar documentation deliverables. These st ..read more