Last month I wrote about the PRINCE2® 2017 update, in terms of how simplicity and agility replaces complexity and bureaucracy. This month I would like to look at one critical feature of the PRINCE2 2017 update – tailoring. By way of introduction I would like to see if the following scenario resonates with any [...]
Whether you have had great success with PRINCE2® or has struggled with practical application of the method, the 2017 update offers tremendous potential to improve how your projects are managed. I personally introduced PRINCE2 to Australia twenty years ago. Since then some departments and agencies have had great success with PRINCE2; others perceive it [...]
Digital transformation is great. The world is being disrupted. All the best companies are cool, they were only founded in the last few years, and don’t sell actual products. Social media equals success. The pace of change will only get faster. These are the messages coming from the Prime Minister down, and we’re lapping [...]
“If we have been using MSP® and PRINCE2® in the public service for a while now, why aren’t we getting better at programme and project management?” That was the question out to me by an agency head recently. It’s a great question, and one I thought worth exploring. Are we getting better? My gut-feeling, [...]
“We don’t have time for project management.” “We can’t afford the overhead of PRINCE2, so we use a ‘lite’ version.” “Our SES doesn’t want full MSP.” “We use Agile so we don’t need project management, that’s waterfall.” Over the years I have heard dozens of remarks like this, and while I usually politely smile [...]
Last month in my blog I advocated a change of name for The Digital Transformation Office (DTO), and proposed it should be called The Government Transformation Office. Well, it got its name change, though not the one I proposed – the DTO is to become The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA). So what’s new and [...]
Do I have to do all of PRINCE2®? PRINCE2 can be overwhelming to a new Project Manager in particular. This is even more so if you start by believing you need to create a large wad of documents to be able to run a good project. You can cut through this fear by realising [...]
While SES officers are critical to effective programme management or project management, the engine room is the community of APS practitioners who have a passion for making these disciplines cornerstones of high quality policy implementation. I was therefore delighted to see the Departments of Finance and Prime Minister and Cabinet have launched a renewed [...]
In my last blog I wrote about the one simple thing most SES officers get wrong with programmes and projects: they don’t think about programmes and projects as organisations. This observation generated quite a lot of interest, and so this month I’d thought I’d share with you what happens when SES officers are given [...]
There is one simple thing most SES officers get wrong with programmes and projects, and it is this: they think about them the wrong way. Common Misconceptions Whenever I mention to that I specialise in programme and project management to senior executives, it is always interesting to see what kind of responses I get. [...]
