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What Does Project Management Consulting do for your business?

IT Project Management Consulting helps your business create consistency and control in Project Delivery.

By creating consistency and control in Project Delivery, your business is better able to realise benefits and reduce the risk that IT Projects present to your business.

 

Thought Leadership

Take a leadership position in your business through professionalism in your approach to Project Management.

Less Failure, More Success.

Substantially reduce the chances of IT project failures through good Project Processes and Governance.

Strategic Alignment

Implement a System that helps you align your business strategy to the technology projects you are delivering.

Controlled Delivery

No longer let IT projects get away on you. Understand what you need to do in order to keep them on track.

Project Management Consulting in Perth, Australia and New Zealand by BlackScrum.

My Role as a Project Management Consultant to Your business.

The role of an (E)PMO is to deliver on the Strategy of the business. My role as a Project Management Consultant is to help you do this so well your team can be reliably called upon to deliver the toughest projects in the business.

Helping you establish your (E)PMO (Enterprise Project Management Office) as a leader within your business is in essence about elevating the professionalism of your department to such a point that your PMO is known for delivering the toughest projects in the business consistently well.

As Lieutenant General David Morrison said, “The standards you accept are the one’s you walk past”. The same goes for your EPMO, letting your Project Managers deliver projects with low standards is the same as setting those low standards for your business, and it effects your ability to take a leadership position in the delivery of company strategy.

When we break it down, Project Management Consulting is about helping your (E)PMO deliver on the three key aspects of all successful Project Management Office’s :

  1. Leadership – It is your PMO’s responsibility to lead the company in the delivery of technology Projects.
  2. Professionalism – Set the standards for your PMO high and deliver to them.
  3. Delivery – Your ability to get things done, to the high standards you have set will determine the perception of the success of your department.

A project team that delivers projects with a consistent process is able to establish themselves as leaders of Project Delivery.

At a Macro level, projects are all a component of delivery lifecycles. Whether you are running Agile, Waterfall or any combination thereof, if you are not conducting your business in a consistent manner, you will forever have inconsistent project delivery and reduced executive support.

I will help you discover and understand the processes that your business needs to deliver projects consistently with high standards and answer the three fundamental questions that every project has, Where are we now, Where are we going and How do we get there.

Digital Transformations are among the most challenging and complex undertakings a business can attempt and there have been far too many examples of massive budget overruns and outright failures!

What is a Digital Transformation? It is when a business attempts to replace its existing processes and technology platform(s) that is used to run all, or substantial portions of their business. The scale of which is uniquely defined by the scale of the business undergoing the digital transformation, but it is no less fraught with risk for a small company as opposed to a large one because the level of change required to undertake such a transformation is comparable in business impacts. Arguably it is tougher for smaller companies to attempt as their contingency resources tend to be substantially smaller than a large company and budget overruns are far harder to absorb.

Three things to avoid before (or during) a Digital Transformation:

  1. Attempting a Digital Transformation without a well established, consistent project delivery framework. One of the biggest causes of massive budget overruns in Digital Transformations is the failure to consistently deliver projects.
  2. Starting delivery too soon. Everyone wants to start delivering straight away, just start building and it will work itself out is the common refrain, but nothing could be further from the truth, this just compounds your project delivery problems. We have seen multiple Digital Transformations that started delivering before they were ready and had massive failures and overruns as a result.
  3. Taking on too much at once. Underestimating the complexity and challenges to deliver even a part of your Digital Transformation or to fully appreciate the change impacts it has on an organisation is a leading cause of Digital Transformation failures. We know you want to do everything, but most likely, you cannot do everything you want for the budget you have set, unless your budget is unlimited.

Project governance refers to the framework and processes that ensure a project’s alignment with organisational goals, efficient decision-making, and proper accountability. It typically includes the following elements:

  1. Structure and Roles: Defining the project organisation, including roles like project sponsor, steering committee, and project manager.
  2. Processes and Procedures: Establishing standard procedures for project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
  3. Decision-making: Clear criteria and authority levels for decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
  4. Performance Management: Metrics and KPIs to measure project performance and ensure objectives are met.
  5. Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.

The key differences between Project, Programme and Portfolio Governance are:

Project Governance:

  • Focuses on individual projects.
  • Ensures the project meets specific objectives and delivers the intended benefits.
  • Involves roles like project manager, project sponsor, and project team.
  • Utilizes standard processes, performance metrics, and risk management strategies.

Programme Governance:

  • Focuses on coordinating multiple related projects.
  • Aims to achieve broader strategic objectives through interrelated projects.
  • Includes roles such as programme manager and programme board.
  • Manages interdependencies, ensures resource allocation, and aligns projects with strategic goals.

Portfolio Governance:

  • Focuses on managing a collection of projects and programmes.
  • Ensures alignment with organizational strategy and maximizes value.
  • Involves roles like portfolio manager and executive board.
  • Prioritises projects/programmes, allocates resources, and balances risk and reward across the portfolio.

Implementing effective Project governance ensures projects are executed efficiently, resources are utilised appropriately, and strategic objectives are met.