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Project Governance Part 5: Project Governance as Managing 15 December, 2009 09:10:00
The Project Sponsor should manage the project manager! Now, this may be news to some project managers (and some Project Sponsors!)... - +
Project Governance Part 4: Project Governance as the Approving body 08 December, 2009 08:43:00
Ultimately accountability for the returns on investment lie with the Project Sponsor and governance team. So they should be actively reviewing and approving several aspects of the project. This should not be a 'tick and flick' type of approval, but a due, considered review with consideration as to the pros and cons and downstream implications. - +
Project Governance Part 3: Project Governance as Facilitation 01 December, 2009 09:32:00
The project team cannot make everything happen on its own; it often has to rely on the position, power and persuasion of the governance team. - +
Project Governance Part 2: Project Governance as Leadership 24 November, 2009 10:16:00
In the case of an 'egg and bacon breakfast' the chicken has contributed, but the pig has been committed. In this context (only) you want your project sponsor to be a 'pig' - i.e. totally committed to your project. If they are only 'interested' or involved because of their position they are unlikely to demonstrate the necessary level of leadership. - +
Project Governance Part 1: Non-understood Project Governance 17 November, 2009 09:58:00
If you are having difficulty with your Governance teams, it is not surprising. Project Governance is not so much "misunderstood" as "not understood". People just don’t know what it is and, therefore, what senior management needs to know or do to be effective. - +
THE BUSINESS CASE 7 -- How is the project going to be controlled? 22 September, 2009 06:16:00
You must be able to demonstrate how the progress and status of a project is going to be tracked, and how the value is going to be protected -- and then delivered. - +
THE BUSINESS CASE 6 -- Accountabilities 15 September, 2009 08:08:00
A business case is just words unless someone is accountable for delivering the project's promised value. - +
THE BUSINESS CASE 5 – Is The Value Achievable? 08 September, 2009 12:07:00
Having a value proposition is only of value if it is deliverable. In this section you need to show that the approach you’re proposing (including any technical solutions you are adopting) are feasible and the best approach, and that the associated risks are manageable. - +
THE BUSINESS CASE# 4 – The Resources Needed 01 September, 2009 11:05:00
Hey, now we get to the costs. But the costs are now ‘the costs of delivering the value’ (rather than the benefits being the off set of the costs — a very different perspective). - +
THE BUSINESS CASE #2 – Why are we considering this? 25 August, 2009 12:45:00
The first section of a business case needs to justify why we are even considering this project/program. If you can’t justify its reason, rationale and relevance than the project should be immediately culled. - +
THE BUSINESS CASE #3 – What is the value proposition? 25 August, 2009 12:20:00
Central to the business case is the value proposition — what value shall the organisation get from investing in this project? This may sound obvious but the value proposition is often largely missing in most business cases because they’re the result of upside down thinking.
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