《Project Management Tips》.pdf

S O L U T I O N S * I D E A S * S O L U T I O N S * I D E A S Project Management From web projects through to major change projects Project Agency S O L U T I O N S * I D E A S * S O L U T I O N S * I D E A S Brought to you by Project Agency 63 Project Management Tips from Project Agency Ltd Why Write This Booklet and Who Wrote It? Ron Rosenhead is Managing Director of Project Agency. He believes the modern day manager needs project management skills to deliver the organisations’ agenda. He therefore decided to write this book to help support them. The writing of this Tips Booklet fits nicely with the company motto “Helping organisations deliver projects effectively.” The word project can be misleading. Many people think of large scale building works or changes in information technology. Your project may not be as big as those quoted; preparing and writing a report, developing an internet product alongside marketing and sales plan, relocating an office. They all need careful planning. This tips booklet is based on the unique Project Agency Project Management System - PMS. It has been used in many organisations and is a tried and tested and very flexible model. This booklet will help you in many ways: • Providing you with a structure to manage your projects • Giving practical advice based on over 10 years of running workshops and projects • Answering many of the questions posed by people involved in projects • Using it to check current project management practices in your organisation You, the reader may be a one person business or working in a global company with many thousands of workers. This book is written for all of you!! We mention senior managers. If you work alone, you are the senior manager! Please adapt the cont