Archive for April, 2012
26.04.2012
Culture, Feedback
I love it when people send in feedback and yes, I am reading it all. The feedback I received below came from a client who was commenting on their PMO (not an RNC PMO).
Some of the things they observe and find frustrating:
- Making procedures which form a sort of unimaginative straight jacket within which tasks must be performed
- Interfering with the process instead of just looking at the results
- Thinking that only the way in which they want it done is the right way
- Not trusting that it will work out all right. If they can’t leave the PM to do the job then either the PM or the PMO should go.
You may or (hopefully) may not recognise some of these characteristics. At any rate, this type of feedback serve as a handy wake up call… perhaps it should encourage all of us to remember to look constantly for better ways to work with our clients. What are your thoughts?
Enjoy your day, Diane
Portfolios Programs Projects – simply making them happen
23.04.2012
Commentary
Hi,
Of all the projects and programs we have delivered (and remediated), 98% of the people we worked for ended up with a promotion, or bigger job.
How do I know this? We’ve kept very good records of our clients and kept in touch so we know where they’ve gone and when. In looking over the past 13 (and a bit) years we can track the effect of successful projects and programs.
Perhaps even more interesting is that for the people originally responsible for delivering a project we later remediated over 80% have gone backwards. Ouch.
And even more interesting again, people responsible for two projects/programs needing remediation are no longer in roles (or employment) where they are in charge of projects and programs (in other words they’ve gone to the wilderness).
Just thought I’d share this information – makes me feel good to realise that we are career boosters!
Enjoy your day, Diane
Portfolios Programs Projects – simply making them happen
22.04.2012
Community
We had such a good time at this year’s FICAP “Who Wants to Be A Rockstar”. The positive support from the audience to the Rockstar wannabes on stage ensured the night was a great success, with much needed funds raised for youth charities.
You can check out the recently released video (including sponsor interviews and rockstar clips) and photos from the night at http://www.fsitv.com/pages/sub_program/151
We thought we’d share some photos from our own RNC photo gallery with you as well. And thanks once again to everyone who came to lend their support…
Portfolios Programs Projects – simply making them happen