How to LEAD your Project's Purpose and People for the Best Outcomes
The purpose of this blog post is to provide an overview of the LEAD part of the MPM model. LEAD is about leading the project to achieve a specific purpose and ensure it is always moving in that direction; and it also about leading the people involved with helping to achieve that purpose.
Strategic IT Projects Part 01
The purpose of this blog article is to start a series to cover how to discover and quantify strategic technology project opportunities that increase customers and sales or reduce costs. Describing the purpose for a project is covered under the Motive and under the LEAD part of the MPM model. Defining measurable objectives is covered under Things and under the CONTROL part of the MPM model.
1 Simple Way to Present Initial Project Risks
The purpose of this blog post is to cover a simple way to present project risks for awareness and support during the INITIATE part of your project. Risks are covered under the INITIATE part in the Project Charter and under the LEAD part under Motive.
2 Simple Ways to Clarify Purpose for Your Project
The purpose of this blog post is to cover refining a purpose statement to ensure it is neither too narrow nor too broad and is just right for your project’s success. Purpose is covered under the LEAD part under Motive in the MPM model.
2 Revealing Things About Assumptions for Your Project
The purpose of this blog post is to cover creating a list of assumptions that helps you and your stakeholders to a clearer view of your project. Assumptions are covered under the LEAD part and Motive in the MPM model.
5 Fundamentals to Risk Scoring for Your Project
The purpose of this blog post is to cover how to do risk scoring, which is creating a numerical rating for risks. Risks are covered under the LEAD part and under Motive in the MPM model.
4 Critical Things to Know About Assumptions
The purpose of this article is to understand key aspects of managing assumptions. Assumptions are part of the Project Charter but are managed throughout the project and are under the LEAD part under Motive in the MPM model.
4 Important Considerations When Managing Project Risks
The purpose of this article is to cover managing risks that occur when running the project and how to ensure they are understood and their mitigation is supported. Risks are covered under LEAD and under Motive in the MPM model.
6 Reasons Why You Should Be Doing a Charter
The purpose for this blog is to cover how and why creating a charter, even if very brief, helps ensure your project is successful before it starts. The project charter is in the INITIATE part of the MPM model.