Project Management Methodologies PPMP20009 Week 4 LectureOrganisational PM The framework used to align project, program and portfolio management practices with organisational strategy & objectives, and customising or fitting these practices within the organisation’s context, situation or structure.Benefits of OPMEssentials for ImplementationTailoring the approach • Why would we tailor the way we implement organisational project management? • Provide examples of how an organisation could tailor the implementation of OPM?Predicting project success • What constitutes project success? • How would you predict project success?Project success is usually based on the actions of three groups • The project manager and team • The parent organisation • The customer’s organsiationWhat can these groups do to aid project success? Project Manager and Team Parent Organisation Customer’s OrganisationProject manager effectiveness with dealing with upper level management • Credibility • Priority • Accessibility • VisibilityBest Practice • Different definitions “…best practices are those actions or activities undertaken by the company or individuals that lead to a sustained competitive advantage in project management.”Kerzner • Early days – industry focused successes whereas the government looked at failures to identify best practice.What to do with a best practice? • Given the definition includes ‘competitive advantage’ – Sharing knowledge internally only – Hidden from all but a selected few – Advertise to your customersCritical Questions • Who determines that an activity is best practice? • How do you properly evaluate what you think is best practice to validate that in fact it is a true best practice? • How do you get executives to recognise that best practices are true value-added activities and should be championed by executive management?Best Practice Levels • Professional Standards • Industry Specific • Company Specific • Project Specific • Individual Directorate specific International StandardsBest Practices can fail • Lack of stability, clarity or understanding of the best practice • Failure to use best practices correctly • Identifying a best practice that lacks rigor • Identifying a best practice based upon erroneous judgmentBest Practice Library • What would be kept in the library? • Who would use the library? • How would the library be used? • Who would play the role of the librarian?Lessons Learnt What are lessons learnt? What are some ways to gather lessons learnt? Activity PPMP20009 Lessons LearntCollect Portfolio Reflect Share Select