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Project Management Methodology

Project Management Methodology

A project management methodology is a set of inter-related phases, activities and tasks that define the project process from the start through to completion. Each phase of the project produces a major deliverable that contributes towards achieving project objectives. The objective is to provide common standards to ensure that projects are conducted in a disciplined, well-managed, and consistent manner, resulting in projects that are completed on time and within budget. Large, complex projects require a more rigorous application of management processes than small, well-defined projects with readily achievable goals. A well-designed project management methodology supports this need for flexibility.

Function of Project Management Methodology (PMM)

The project management methodology function enables the PMO to:
  • Establish the standard approach to project management that is to be used by all project managers within the relevant organization
  • Introduce project management practices incrementally, beginning with those that have the greatest impact on project and business success
  • Achieve consensus for implementing a common project management life cycle across the relevant organization's technical and business areas
  • Provide for collection of pertinent project data used in individual and aggregate analyses of project performance
  • Identify and incorporate technical process methodologies into the project management methodology

Project Management Methodology Development

Organizations that have adopted a standard project management methodology have realized a 63% improvement in delivering projects successfully. Great Standard has contributed to project management methodology improvements for hundreds of clients internationally.

When implementing a project management methodology for your organization, Great Standard factors in your existing management best practices. Implementation is a collaborative process, with final methodology ownership in your hands. Our methodology implementation approaches are designed to foster acceptance and make the adoption of a standard methodology welcomed within your project culture.

Methodology Development Services

Great Standard begins by reviewing the project management and related methodologies you already have in place. We then identify areas where your project management methodology would benefit from enhancement and tighter integration with your other management processes.

Working with Great Standard Consulting Ltd

Great Standard can work with your organization to custom design a project management methodology using industry leading best practices like PMI’s PMBOK as a basic framework. This typically consists of creating a project management process map, which is a checklist, organized by project life cycle phases and consisting of project management tasks, deliverables and quality gates.

Methodology Deployment and Ongoing Support

To successfully launch the methodology to your organization, we work in collaboration with you to develop the appropriate deployment plan that ranges from conducting pilots to full deployment, depending on the size and complexity. The deployment plan includes the delivery of methodology workshops led by our methodology consulting team. Methodology coaches are also available to work one-on-one with your staff on specific projects to ensure that the methodology is properly put into practice.

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