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... conquer new territory through projects and project teams, guided by a project office. The role of upper managers may need to change to 72 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 3.3. SINS OF EMPOWERMENT. Questions ... having a new process imposed by management. Lessons Learned A business case can be made that changes are often necessary within organiza- tions that set out to conquer new territory through projects ... She went to the program management department and requested a project manager. One of the authors (Englund) came 70 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 3.4. SUMMARY OF THE SPEAK TRUTH PROCESS. Get...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... in new projects, strategic project planning, setting priorities and negotiating resources for projects, oversight of strategic project implementation, responsibility for an enterprise-wide project ... manages the project managers. Chief Project Officer. The chief project officer (CPO) concept takes the project office to the top of the organization and provides central authority over strategic projects. ... Office • Project Support Office • Product Support Office • Business Support Initiative • Project Support Group • Project Control • Project Management Support Office • Organization Support Project...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 19:15

... outside en- 88 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 4.2. CHIEF PROJECT OFFICER. CPO Strategic project planning Project reviews Priorities and resources Business decisions on new projects Oversight ... People Direct authority CEO? Department head? Committee? Scope of projects All projects? Major projects? Area project? People for projects Recruits? Trainees? Allocates? Supports? Size Large group? ... maintained For all projects? Priority projects? Type of support? Proactive? Support when asked? 4. Project Tracking and reporting All-inclusive for management? Execution Project by project? Auditing...

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... production prototypes. 104 Creating the Project Office The question “What was the greatest contribution to your project office suc- cess?” resulted in the responses: “competent project office professional ... research project even though au- thorities in the field often use the terms project office, project management office, and oth- ers such as systems program office synonymously. In the study a project ... is assumed to be for managing one project and a project or program management office exists to provide supporting and facilitating services to multiple projects; it manages no projects directly. The survey...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... organizations were curious to see if this new way of doing things 114 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 5.1. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL AT 3M. Expertise Time Project Leadership Curriculum Sponsors Pilots Teams Plans Consulting Processes Steering ... religious affil- 116 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 5.2. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEMPLE AT 3M. Source: Adapted from material copyright Robert Storeygard and 3M. Used with permission. Project Management Vision ... some new corporate fad, it was—and is—a new way of doing business, and it is here to stay. This next set of ideas involved employing their best communications and selling skills (core to a good project...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... the movement to new heights: “The more that project offices and project leaders can prove that their efforts contribute not only Tell the Tale 119 • Cooperate with those seeking the project office’s ... framework for implementation of a new project office, the Project Office Implementation Kit. The 3M case illustrates the one-step-at-a-time approach to implementing the project office, beginning with ... disseminated. People given project leadership po- sitions, such as technicians, could realize a whole new career path in project man- agement. The PMSIG leadership created a new and significant realization...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... conducting effective start-ups, implementing project portfolio management, and working the plan. We describe the role of a project office to as- sist in a project prioritization process. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. Manage change 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Refreeze Change Unfreeze 2. Pathway ... the change project perceived as onerous. Creating conditions for creativity, productivity, and innovation to emerge re- quires complex interactions. You do not know where the next great ideas will ... cre- 130 Creating the Project Office Establish sense of urgency— clear danger • manage complexity • conduct program start-up process • implement consistent methodology • sustain balance • practice project...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... 65 percent new product projects, 25 percent incremental improvement type projects, and 10 percent for platform and research projects. Their complete new product development process system organizes project ... interrelated projects that all help implement strategy. • A priority for each project that all department managers agree upon. • A list of funded projects based on current resources. • A list of future projects ... will be reflected in the behavior of project teams. By working together, especially on project prioritization, instead of bickering across 144 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 6.6. A VIRTUOUS...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... 30% = 22.5 Category Project Head Count Cumulative Head Count 1 New Business E-commerce 2 2 2 New Business Transfer channel 5 7 3 New Business Enhancements New sales 1.5 8.5 4 New Business Hoshin2000, ... Hoshin2000, Stage 3 12 20.5 5 New Business Global?? 6 26.5 6 New Business Total E-finance 14 40.5 7 New Business Quote tools 5 45.5 8 New Business Online financing 6 51.5 9 New Business E-Finance 4 ... SUMMARY OF PROJECTS. Category Head Count Actual Versus Target 22 Sustaining projects 80 Person-months 36% versus 50% 23 New business projects 120 Person-months 54% versus 30% 6 Must-do projects 22...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... management model: • A project logic is used in organizing actions and tasks. • Each project is assigned a project manager. • Adequate resources are assigned to each project. • Managers and project staff ... grew in terms of projects and people, knowing more about project status became a real issue from management’s perspective. The Spanish project office arose from the need to relieve project managers of ... architectural issues. We 162 Creating the Project Office 167 CHAPTER SEVEN IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT OFFICE: CASE STUDY Alfonso Bucero, PMP F oundation work on the HP Spanish project office began in September...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... members was another key to project success. Every team member knew project goals before starting their tasks. Bucero delivered presentations to the whole team that shared the project mission, the objectives, ... the project office throughout the project delivery process: • Make sure that mandatory documents are used. • Improve quality system. • Guide project manager through PM methodology. • Report to project ... the project culture level is very low. The PO also needed to support project snapshots and establish a PM coaching program. The project office advises Resource Management personnel regarding project manager...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15

... individual projects. The project manager is responsible for the overall project delivery process. Project office employees are not expected to know the project technical content. Standardized project ... their projects. In terms of project delivery, the project office can relieve project managers of tasks such as filling forms and templates and getting these forms signed off inter- nally. Regarding project management ... management skills, the project office can help the project manager in scope definition, project kickoff preparation, and planning tasks through mentoring and coaching on project office services....

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15

... global 190 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 7.8. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS. Project Office Success Common processes, metrics, and methods Project estimating, budgeting, and reporting Tools and systems Project ... their supervisors detect project deviations (cost, time, scope) early in the project. • Project snapshots are very helpful to share project success and failures across projects, helping the organization ... manage different project office implementa- tions for each location depending on the needs and project requirements, the project culture maturity level, the resources and type of projects, and the...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15

... manage the projects from a programmatic view. 202 Creating the Project Office FIGURE 8.1. APPROACH FOR AVIANO 2000 PROJECT MANAGERS. Two Parts • A fully integrated PM Process • Integrated PM Tools Project Management • ... were technically qualified in large construction projects (ideally in 200 Creating the Project Office multiproject programs), and who had actual project management training and experience plus ... engineers were called project managers, they were not really project managers at all. Only one had actual project man- agement experience or formal training. They were technical project engineers....

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15

... applies to project management. If I’m going to be part of the project, I’d like to be part of the project start. Could the runway have been completed without the PMO? The runway restoration project ... the project within the constraints of time. The Kosovo Air Campaign in March 1999 forced a postponement in the original project start, necessitating reprogramming. The first project task of the newly ... will occur. How do you re- spond to chaotic events? 214 Creating the Project Office Managing multiple projects is the purview of the PMO. Projects have clear priorities. By focusing people on structure,...

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