by Michael Young | Jan 17, 2013 | Project Management
Did you know that however much your plan your project if you don’t obtain buy in from key interested parties the whole thing may come crashing down? Key interested parties or ‘stakeholders’ can be very influential in smoothing the pathway to project success or sending...
by Michael Young | Dec 12, 2012 | Project Management
Failure to effectively plan the workforce means Government agencies have to take ‘pot luck’ in who they get to run important projects. Peter Gershon (2008) in his review of Government use of IT services recommended a whole of Government IT Workforce Plan....
by Michael Young | Dec 11, 2012 | Project Management
PRINCE2™ provides a great roadmap for projects – identifying the key activities to be performed to deliver results – but just having PRINCE2™ doesn’t make you a project manager. According to the PRINCE2™ website: “PRINCE2 (PRojects IN...
by Michael Young | Dec 11, 2012 | Project Management
The answer – none! A sound methodology alone does not a great project manager make. It’s true, being a good project manager starts with the fundamentals of having a robust methodology in place, but even with that there are other crucial elements such as appropriate...
by Michael Young | Dec 11, 2012 | Project Management
Commentators have differing views on what constitutes a quality project. The generally agreed parameters are that it delivers the desired outcomes on time and within budget. Through our long experience, the Transformed team has identified 6 key factors that improve...
by Michael Young | Dec 11, 2012 | Project Management
The answer – none! A sound methodology alone does not a great project manager make. It’s true, being a good project manager starts with the fundamentals of having a robust methodology in place, but even with that there are other crucial elements such as appropriate...