Method123

What is the Methodology Manager in MPMM Professional? The Methodology Manager is a software feature which allows you to create, store and share Project Management Methodologies with your peers. Created by Method123 Ltd, the founders of MPMM.com, the Methodology Manager is the first software tool set on the market which allows you to manage multiple project management methodologies at the same time. You can choose to use the project methodology included in MPMM out of the box, and customize it to make it your own. Or you can choose to import your own documentation to create Project Management Methodologies to fit your specific projects. And in the latest multi-user version of MPMM, you can share methodologies with your colleagues.

Method123.com, specialists in project management, today announced the release of a suite of new feasibility study tools for project management. The tools allow project managers to complete a feasibility study early in the project life cycle. The project management templates released help a project manager to determine whether the solution that their project must deliver, is feasible. A number of factors are taken into account when determining the level of feasibility of a proposed solution, including whether or not the project team have sufficient staff, equipment, time and money to deliver on time and within budget. “When investigating the feasibility process, we found that most of our customers took the same steps for each project they run” says Craig Nicholson, Technical Director for Method123 Project Management Methodology. “They first listed all of the alternative solutions that the project might deliver, to meet the goals set. They then performed a detailed analysis exercise to...

What is a post implementation review and should I have one for my project? Yes, a post implementation review should always be used for a project that has already completed. After the project has been closed down and the resources have been released a post implementation review is typically undertaken a number of months later to determine weather or not the benefits of the project as specified in the project business case have actually been meet by the customer. Further more a post implementation review will determine weather or not your project was successful and this is based on weather it has meet the objectives which were specified in the project charter. Every project regardless of its size, or type should have a post implementation review completed for it within 2 to 3 months of the project completion.

Do I need to always complete a closure report for each of my projects? Yes, you certainly need to complete the report included in MPMM every time you complete the execution phase of a project. The reason is simply that the report provides management and stake holders as well as the customer with a documented outcome of the status of the project. It helps you to determine weather or not the project completion criteria have been meet and weather there are any out standing items. It also helps you to complete appropriate actions to ensure that your project is closed down quickly and efficiently.

The popular project management website Method123.com, today released a new set of project management templates for communication planning . While focused primarily on communication planning for medium to large scale organizations, the project management templates have broad use for communications planning in any industry. “Few managers or executives formally document a plan of their communication events” says Jason Westland, founder of Method123 Ltd. “They don’t’ have the time needed to create a proper plan, from scratch. That’s where the templates come in handy. They allow a manager to pick up an existing template and simply fill in the gaps. The templates are pre-populated with a table of contents, document structure and procedures for completion. They also contain practical examples to help managers and teams fill them in. “So the process of planning a communication event in an organization is now much easier than before, using these practical, comprehensive document templates” say...

Which steps do I take to complete a phase review for the execution of a project ? The execution phase of a project will be undoubtedly the longest phase of a project life cycle. The reason is that it includes the creation of all of the deliverables for the customer. Therefore the execution phase must have a detailed review at its completion in order to ensure that the project has satisfactorily meet all of the objectives set by the customer before the project can proceed to the following phase which is project closure. When completing a phase review for the execution phase the most important thing is to determine that all deliverables for the project have been 100% completed and that there are no outstanding risks and issues or changes in the associated risk and issues registers. If that is the case then the phase review form can be completed and the project closure phase can be initiated

Under what situations should I create a Communications Register for my project ? For small, medium and large projects you should always implement a Communications Register. This register will identify all of the communications events that have taken place for the project and also the communications events that are due to take place in the future. The reason for listing the communications events that are due to take place is that it provides a single place where the project manager can use and control communications to stake holders. For example the register will enable the project manager to view the status of all of the communications to date and determine whether or not the stake holders to the project are being kept in the loop and informed.