BEST PRACTICES

IN

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Luis F. Robledano Esteban

AGENDA

Project Management “Standards”

The Lone Ranger approach: “I do it my way”

The midpoint between to extremes

Revisiting “Project Management”

The missing ingredient

My hints

Conclusion

BEST PRACTICES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project example: Let’s Build a Swing

THERE EXIST WELL KNOWN BEST PRACTICES

PMBoK (PM Body of Knowledge)

Project Management Institute

www.pmi.org

Prince2 (Projects In Controlled Envir.)

Office of Government Commerce – UK

www.prince2.com

BEST PRACTICES ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT

THEY BOTH PROVIDE A SET OF BEST

PRACTICES!!!

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

PMBOK CONTAINS “MORE THAN A FEW”FORMAL STANDARDS

SO WHAT? I DO IT MY WAY!“LONE RANGER METHOD”

Drawbacks

• Reinventing the

wheel

• Falling into same

mistakes

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

“I don’t need rules or

models to follow”

VIRTUE IS AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN TWO EXTREMESGENERAL DIRECTIVE IN PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

Formal PM

•Knowledge

•Get to know Best Practices

Intuitive PM

•Experience

•Identify which ones you don’t need

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

Anything missing?

RE-VISITING PROJECT MANAGEMENTKEY TASKS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Define the Scope

• Coordinate tasks&resources

• Control performance

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

RE-VISITING PROJECT MANAGEMENTKEY TASKS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

THE MISSING INGREDIENTPROJECT MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT

COORDINATION

• People

• People

• Peop…

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

SOFT SKILLS: THE MISSING INGREDIENTREVISITING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Successful PM

Soft skills -Leadership

Formal Knowledge

Intuation -Experience

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

WHAT ABOUT THOSE PRACTICAL HINTS?

1. Invest on Detailed Planning

20% of project time

Involve stakeholders

2. Communicate, communicate,

communicate, …

70% of PM work

3. Risk analysis:

prioritize

THREE USEFUL BEST PRACTICES

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

AH, AND REWARD AND PRACTICE SPORTS!OTHER GOOD PRACTICES

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

CONCLUSIONBEST PRACTICES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PM Standards

Lone Ranger

Midpoint betw.

Extremes

Revisiting PM

Missing

Ingredient

The hints

Conclusions

Q&A

Luis F. Robledano Esteban

28th , April 2011

THANK YOU