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Projects involve people, people working together towards common responsibilities and goals. Training is an essential prerequisite for all project team members as it brings clarity and a sense of commitment to a project. This is achieved by making the concepts and processes of project management understandable to all involved by installing discipline and the bringing together of ideas to achieve empirical end results.
The business concept of determining market trends, due diligence, and actual return on investment is crucial. Effective utilization of the key objectives will instill in all levels of the organization the empowerment to develop and establish information, resolve conflicting views, work in collaboration on all projects, and to build confidence and enthusiasm.
One main goal in the implementation of project management is to improve the flow of information, documentation, and innovative thinking throughout the organization. The distribution of information within an organization will determine team and personal responsibilities, delegation of tasks, and to promote a corporate culture of teamwork. A project manager's primary responsibility is to communicate to all in the organization what the company is trying to accomplish, the importance in maintaining a competitive market advantage, and how it can be accomplished.
Effective methods of communication, focus, and maintaining process management control are not capabilities we instinctively acquire. Education and training in project management, within the scope of today's business environment, are an essential element to achieve successful results.
The adherence to the tasks forms the implementation in establishing achievable goals, management of time, financial planning, supply chain management, and resolution of any organizational issues that would hinder a project's success.
The longer a project takes to arrive at steady-state production the less of an impact it will have on its market share. External factors, out of the project manager's control, can lead to changes in direction. A dedicated project manager must recognize that change has to be accepted as part of the overall development process. This paradigm can be better expressed as applying analytical methods to determine the needs of the organization and corrective actions to resolve any sudden changes or failure modes.
Within this methodology, the design and implementation of updated procedures and new processes in reacting to unexpected project changes must include plans for correction as a response to change, the administration of change, and the assimilation of change in the project.
The project manager governs the number of tasks, information, and methods required to identify business needs, cost-value relations, intended cycle life of products, the intended market, supply chain management, and other areas they will have fiduciary responsibility for and create solutions to business problems. The application of due diligence and return on investment is crucial. Businesses are extremely reluctant to move forward on any program without due diligence. Those in project management need to understand these business concepts.
Being a project manager can be an unappreciated role by being in the forefront of internal differences between the sales (what people want) and engineering (what people will get) groups until the project manager feels little or no support. It is now the appropriate time to change the company culture. As with any culture change or changes from the old ways, senior management must unswervingly support the project manager's decisions and supervise corporate implementation. Having this process as part of the new business plan will mandate the definition of the organization, its structure, and responsibilities.
Author: John R. Daly
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