Effective Project Review
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Effective project reviews are more structured than informal chats. They should be viewed as a system to (1) ensure alignment on priority and ownership, (2) facilitate improvement through risk analysis and updated documentation, and (3) define agreed next steps. Key ingredients include a review template, previous documentation, feedback from stakeholders, and discussion to exchange ideas. The goal is to achieve maximum benefit from the review.
Effective Project Review
- 1. Conducting Effective Project Reviews Sometimes a review is little more than a bit of a chat. The coach and project leader sits down and meanders through project documentation, project status and risks. People feel better after getting things off their chest. They may even get a few useful ideas from the reviewers’ war stories. Or the whole exercise may be a waste of time. Effective reviews tend to be and should be more structured. Quote unknown Thinking of each review as a system can clarify the process and keep the relevant parties within focus to achieve maximum benefit from the review. Project Review System Alignment e nt Res u lem lt Imp Ensure Priority Ownership Improvement Alignment Project Plan Project Plan Review Risk Project Next Stakeholder Management Status Steps Risk Management Update Analysis The What you need Ingredients The Review What next consumers Review Template Review Agreed Next Sponsor Documentation Steps PMO PMO Idea Previous Review Updated Exchange Project Leader Feedback Documentation Project Leader Sponsor Discussion Project Management Communication Baseline Priority Plan Project Project Scope Coaching Criteria Skills
- 2. Why Projects Succeed! 1. Project Sponsorship at executive level 2. Good project charter 3. Strong project management 4. The right mix of team players 5. Good decision making structure 6. Good communication 7. Team members are working toward common goals Why Projects Fail? 1. Lack of Project Planning 2. Bad scoping 3. Its difficult to serve many masters 4. Lack of clear link between the project, the organisation’s key strategic priorities and benefits 5. Lack of effective engagement with stakeholders 6. Project Team Dynamics and beliefs 7. Leadership 8. Loosing touch of reality 9. Lack of Project Management skills