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How to write a Communications Plan

Posted by Kevin Brady on Wed 21st January 2009 at 09:12 AM, Filed in Project Management

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Looking through my mail today I am getting an increasing number of requests for a DIY guide to writing a Project Communications Plan. Well after a lot of thought here it is

If you download this guide and it was of use to you please comment on the blog especially if you have any suggestions as to how it could be improved.

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Project Failure - How big is the Problem?

Posted by Kevin Brady on Mon 5th January 2009 at 12:56 AM, Filed in Programme Management, Project Management, Project /Programme Failures

It’s a Disaster

A good starting point for answering this question is the CHAOS (US) survey compiled by the Standish group, where it was noted from a significant sample set, that 70% to 91% of IT projects /programmes of work were judged as failures each year, with 40% of these cancelled prior to delivery.

Obviously, a project cancelled prior to delivery is surely in anyone’s books a failure. The criteria used to judge the rest as failures were based on whether the projects delivered systems which materially fell short in terms of required functionality, or significantly overshot targeted Time, Quality and Cost coordinates. In a previous post entitled – “Truth about IT Project Failure - How Big is the Problem” I cover this subject in more detail for those interested.

So what is IT Project /Programme Failure Costing The Nation ?

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FREE Earned Value Profile Template

Posted by Kevin Brady on Mon 27th October 2008 at 06:09 PM, Filed in Document Templates & Tools, Project Management, Earned Value

More and more these days organisations are using Earned Value Analysis (EVA) to monitor the performance of their projects and programmes of work for the reasons I detailed in my post “Why Should I Use Earned Value Analysis”.

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What is the difference between a Project, Portfolio and a Programme?

Posted by Kevin Brady on Thu 18th September 2008 at 03:04 PM, Filed in Programme Management, Project Management

Having been involved every month for a year interviewing programme managers for a major Indian consultancy it is surprising how many people with excellent CV’s seem unable to answer the above question (please see my project /programme management recruitment questionnaire) correctly.
So what is the correct answer to this seemingly elementary query?

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