You have been asked for a copy of the PID by a group who claim to be scrutinising all projects, which version should you send?
I suppose the first question to ask is “Why do they want this from me?”
They are doing a check up, they think I am not delivering, they are going to pull the funds away…
The opposite is also possible, the project is strategically vital and they want to help.
Whatever the reason, it is difficult to get an understanding of all the business changes.
5 steps to help any organisation get to grips with its business changes.
1. Start by making a list, this is constantly moving. A simple configuration item record for each project is a good place to start. This will enable you to spot the duplicates and start saving.
2. Next, try to understand how the complete plan looks, dependencies and costs, resource contention at the top level, is a department/section too busy at one time for instance.
3. Then standardise reporting structures to show progress is being made, not too onerous not too detailed.
4. This gives us the ability to track performance against plan, showing where attention needs to be directed, and allow us to prioritise against a Business Case.
5. Put in some governance and gateways, agreeing standard assessment criteria to judge initiatives against strategy.
Oh. And to answer the original question, which version of the PID? All of them, showing what was agreed at initiation and the changes made along the way to justify the project.
How does PRINCE help?
I suppose the first question to ask is “Why do they want this from me?”
They are doing a check up, they think I am not delivering, they are going to pull the funds away…
The opposite is also possible, the project is strategically vital and they want to help.
Whatever the reason, it is difficult to get an understanding of all the business changes.
5 steps to help any organisation get to grips with its business changes.
1. Start by making a list, this is constantly moving. A simple configuration item record for each project is a good place to start. This will enable you to spot the duplicates and start saving.
2. Next, try to understand how the complete plan looks, dependencies and costs, resource contention at the top level, is a department/section too busy at one time for instance.
3. Then standardise reporting structures to show progress is being made, not too onerous not too detailed.
4. This gives us the ability to track performance against plan, showing where attention needs to be directed, and allow us to prioritise against a Business Case.
5. Put in some governance and gateways, agreeing standard assessment criteria to judge initiatives against strategy.
Oh. And to answer the original question, which version of the PID? All of them, showing what was agreed at initiation and the changes made along the way to justify the project.
How does PRINCE help?
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