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Enterprise Project Management Methodology

Project Improvement Programs - Consistent Methodology - Portfolio Management

Enterprise Project Challenges

 

Too many projects produce no business value

The organization's resources are consumed by too many projects that yield little due to weak accountability, vague objectives and unclear performance expectations. Executives have little objective information to track progress and are routinely surprised by bad news when it is too late to recover.

Staff & line managers buried by projects

There is a new #1 priority every week so people must face conflicting demands for their time. The total time demands on your best people are so heavy it affects their work you may drive them out of the organization.

Strategic initiatives routinely fail

A host of small projects consume so many resources in aggregate that it is difficult complete critical strategic initiatives.

Executives Control Top-down

  • Consistent Planning & Scheduling with AdPM Methodology
  • Executive Control of Initiation with AdPM measured Achievements
  • AdPM Tracking: Hard-edged Checkpoint to Measure Progress
 

Articles on AdPM™


Project Portfolios

Article on how organizations fail to control the portfolio of project and cripple the most important strategic initiatives

Project Tiers: Where are you?

Article about the stages of project management that organizations move through as they grow with descriptions of the challenges in each

Org Processes Cause Project Failure

Weak organizational processes cause as many project failures and inept project managers

The Solution is AdPM™

1. Control projects with accountability for measured business results.
2. Projects don't start without a commitment to a measured outcome
3. Priorities for resources based on the project cost/benefit, not politics
4. Clear performance expectations for every team member so they know what is expected before they start
5. Unambiguous checkpoints let's executives spot small problems early when the solution is much less expensive

Contact one of our senior consultants for more information 877-332 2599

Customized On-site classes

  • Project Team Members

  • Beginning Project Managers

  • IT Project Managers

  • Construction Project Managers

  • Program Managers

  • Portfolio Managers

Tight Project Control Across the Organization

Project Improvement Programs - Consistent Methodology - Portfolio Management

  • Consistent processes for:
    • Controlling with unambiguous checkpoints
    • Clear prioritization
    • Problem solving before it is too late
  • Common language across the organization
  • Focus on measured outcomes
  • Tools & techniques for:
    • Executive sponsors
    • Portfolio managers
    • Project managers
    • Team members
  • Accountability for results not just activity

A Consistent Methodology for all Projects - Consistent success requires that your people learn a scalable, step-by-step methodology for planning and executing projects.

Taught in Hands-on Seminars (Over the web and/or in-person) - Your people won’t learn vague academic concepts: they'll master our proven AdPM™ methodology in hands-on seminars where they learn by doing, defining project scope, optimizing schedules in MS Project® and reporting status. They’ll get on-the-spot feedback and coaching from certified PMs. All seminars are customized for your people and environment at no additional cost.

Executive Control of the Portfolio of Projects - This process allows executives to exercise strategic control over the portfolio of projects without micro managing or being left in the dark about a project’s real status. AdPM™ ends project surprises.

Call a consultant to plan your implementation 877-332-2599

Our enterprise project management programs give your people the tools and techniques they need to produce consistently successful projects. We help you overcome the negative effects of growth and increasing project density, which can erode project performance and  interfere with your ability to control the project portfolio.

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