Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 1st April 2008 at 09:02 AM, Filed in Templates

Click – Project Expectations Statement Template – to download Word document.

If you’re having difficulties getting your PID (make this a link to the PID template) (Project Initiation Document) fleshed out because the client does not have a clear business case or idea of exactly what they want you to deliver then perhaps the attached PES document might come in useful.

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Fri 28th March 2008 at 04:44 AM, Filed in Templates

Please click “Knowledge Transfer Plan Template” to get your free excel download.

About a year ago I was assigned to work on a large programme of work with a staff count of some 350 people. I was told that the resource management on the programme was exceptional so I went to find out why.

One of the things I discovered, which was something I had not come across previously, was the practice of making everyone working on the programme complete knowledge transfer plans. I discovered what this meant when I was asked to complete one myself. I had to detail all the knowledge I had concerning my role and its responsibilities which would be essential to pass onto someone else intending to takeover my role /position. The template was styled in the form of an Excel generated work breakdown structure, so that at anytime before /during a KT event, effort and transition durations could be calculated.

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 25th March 2008 at 08:46 AM, Filed in Key Document Templates,  Templates

Please click “Programme Dashboard Template” to get your free excel download.

If you are new to Programme Management and wondering how you are going to report progress to your sponsor /steering group then look no further. This template produces a one page quick reference report on the status of a programme containing a number of projects.

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Mon 25th February 2008 at 11:19 AM, Filed in Software Development

Recently, on a flight to Bangalore India and in the ensuing boredom I struck up a conversation with the passenger sitting next to me.

After a short chat it was clear we had something in common professionally. It turned out that “Mr X” was a senior software engineer for Honeywell and responsible for the developing of new fly-by-wire flight systems.

“Wow” how interesting! A branch of IT I knew little about, and an opportunity to learn something new.

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Thu 21st February 2008 at 07:07 PM, Filed in Key Articles,  Programme Management

The Final Verdict

A well known management consultancy house recently asked me review of their existing portfolio of PMO executed programmes of work with the objective of developing the following artefacts :-

• A PMO vision statement
• Development of a standardised out-of-the-box PMO execution blueprint (covering set-up /operational roadmap) capable of being reused and executed on all future large scale programmes of work.
• Revise, and update where necessary, all process definitions /procedures which would be used to execute a standardised PMO Blueprint.

This consultancy really seemed to have connected with the whole concept of how PMO’s could be used as a powerhouse of efficiency and profitability on large scale programmes of work.

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