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Delivering Successful Programmes
This paper describes 10 vital steps of programme management that must be done right in order for organisations to successfully deliver the benefits of change initiatives.
Navigating the New PgMPsm Credential
Programme management is really about delivering business results and benefits. The PgMP recognises that a programme manager, while needing skills in project management, needs to also have strong business skills and acumen to be successful.
Rapid Assessment and Recovery of Troubled Projects
This white paper guides the experienced project manager in the application of successful techniques for assessing the status of a project, determining if a recovery is possible, and turning the project around.
Return on Training Investment
In proposing and implementing performance improvement initiatives, senior management asks one question most frequently: “What will the return on investment be for our training dollars?” While the question seems relatively simple to ask, answering it is a little more complicated than one would expect.
Saving Troubled Projects Five Steps to Recovery
This paper examines the complex, high-stress period of assessment and recovery of such projects and offers five crucial steps for their successful recovery. The steps are presented from the perspective of the recovery project manager (RPM), assigned from outside to rein in a project, but they are applicable to project managers practising “self recovery” as well.
The Change Management Life Cycle
This paper introduces a three-phase Organisational Change Management Life Cycle methodology (Identify, Engage, Implement) designed to help organisations successfully manage a change initiative. For each phase of the life cycle, the paper describes valuable techniques for involving the people within an organisation. It also discusses the importance of developing a flexible, incremental implementation plan.
The Hard Work Behind Soft Skills
It is becoming almost universally clear that many technical employees are not equipped with the business knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this role—or help their organisations reach their strategic goals. This paper examines this phenomenon and offers six crucial focus areas necessary for success in the larger organisational environment. The paper concludes with practical “next steps” for implementing these essential business skills into the repertoire of your technical professionals.
