Monday, July 21, 2008

What level of Project Management Maturity do we need within our project to deliver on time?

Many organizations are deploying PMO and looking to improve their PM maturity level. Do we need to reach the highest PM maturity level to secure the success (on time, on budget, on scope.) of our projects?

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Stand Up Meetings

Hi,

Communication is one of the most important PM' functions. However, often we abuse this. Instead of utilizing our working time to generate new products and ideas, we are wasting it in some endless meetings. To keep your meetings short and successful:

1. Build agenda ahead of schedule.
2. Invite only those who are related to the deliverables that are subject of the meeting.
3. Involve all participants to build agenda.
4. Have meetings on Tuesday' morning (if possible.) Tuesday is the first working day of the week.
5. Have meetings in the room without chair.
6. Follow up after meeting.


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Mike Marco

Monday, July 7, 2008

Status Meeting

Hi,

Recently I had a chance to present at a PMI chapter. There was a nice group of people. The topic was Risk Severity Analysis. We mentioned a few things related to status meetings. Before I put my position about the status meetings, please let me know:

1. How long is your average status meeting?
2. How many people attend?
3. From 1-10 (1 being low,) how would you rate the success of your status meetings?


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Mike Marco
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