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Open PM2 - Open Project Management Methodology - Basic project management…

- - - - Projects are different from normal day-to-day work (operations) and require a special temporary organisational structure in order to:
        
        define the project scope and deliverables (products or services)
        
        create a business justification for the investment (define the project’s value for the organisation, the business context, list of alternative solutions, etc.)
        
        identify project stakeholders and define a project core team
        
        create the project plans to help guide and manage the project
        
        assign and coordinate project work to teams
        
        monitor and control of the project on a daily basis (progress, changes, risks, issues, quality, etc.)
        
        handover the deliverables and administratively close the project
  - - - Project outputs (deliverables) - products or services which introduce something new (a change)
      - Outcome - Project outputs (deliverables) are products or services which introduce something new (a change) which will result in an outcome
      - Benefits - the measurable improvements resulting from
        an outcome
      - Example of outputs, outcomes and benefits
        
        Project Output: Adoption of the PM² Methodology within an organisation (DG, Unit, etc.)
        
        Project Outcomes
        
        Increased project quality
        
        Improved visibility of project objectives, status and forecasts
        
        Capability to have more in-depth control over contractor work and deliverables
        
        Project Benefits
        
        Project cost overruns decreased by 30 %
        
        Productivity increased by 30 %
- - - - Weak matrix organisations
      - Balanced matrix organisations
      - Strong matrix organisations
    - - Understand how projects are handled within the organisation (ask colleagues)
      - Review any project methodologies, standards and frameworks that exist in your organisation
      - Follow a Project Management course (e.g. a course from the PM² Training Programme)
      - Practise Project Management and examine how you manage your project today, what you are doing well, and where you can improve
      - Become an active member of the PM² Community, actively participate in the forum discussions, and learn from questions asked by other Project Managers (PMs)
      - Talk to other more experienced Project Managers (PMs) about how they run their projects
    - - The Project Management Methodology used in their organisation (e.g. PM²)
      - How to effectively manage the initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of a project
      - How to communicate, lead, motivate, negotiate, solve problems and deal with issues, conduct meetings and workshops, report project status, etc..
      - The business context of the project and the general project environment (i.e. sociocultural, political, physical, etc.)
      - Subject-specific knowledge (e.g. IT, policy, etc.)
      - Organisational policies and standards (e.g. security, organisational architecture, audits, etc.)
      - How the end-product or service will be maintained after it is delivered
      - Main competences for Projects Managers (PMs) and Business Managers (BMs)
        
        People Competences
        
        Self-reflection and self-management
        
        Personal integrity and reliability
        
        Personal communication
        
        Relationships and engagement
        
        Leadership
        
        Teamwork
        
        Conflict and crisis
        
        Resourcefulness
        
        Negotiation
        
        Results Orientation
        
        Perspective Competences
        
        Strategy
        
        Governance, structures and processes
        
        Compliance, standards and regulation
        
        Power and interest
        
        Change and transformation
        
        Culture and values