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These 10 steps to being a better Project Management Consultant are easy but important tips for anyone serious about making a successful change for a client organization. Plan ahead.  Develop procedures in advance, and write them down for future reference.  Try to plan for different situations that could occur, and when the unexpected happens, you'll be better prepared. Develop a marketing plan and stick to it.  By following a marketing plan, you'll be sure to continue your efforts even when you've got more business than you can handle. Always continue your education. You're an expert in your field, and you've got the experience and talent to follow through with what you promise your clients. Keep your mind sharp, and you'll always be able to offer your clients the most current advances and knowledge available. Develop a niche. You should always work on building your skill set, but becoming a specialist in a niche area, or becoming known for a particular ...

New Request for Information template release announced by Method123 Industry leader Method123 announces the release of their newest project management template – the Request for Information. The Request for Information document is a tool used to provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to take part in the Invitation to Tendor process or Request for Proposal process.  By issuing this document to potential suppliers, a company can hopefully get enough information to decide whether or not to include them in the overall process of seeking a supplier for the business or project needs. Method123’s new Project Management Template will help an organization complete the request for information process smoothly and get them ready to move into the actual vendor selection process with confidence. “All companies want to do everything they can to select the right suppliers for their needs.  No one wants the headache of contracting with a supplier on a critical project only to find that they ...

Outputs for the Improve Processes Service There are three outputs from the Improve Processes Service: - The List of Processes. This list ensures that everyone is using and checking against the same processes at all times. - The actual written processes themselves, which should be available to all customers and appropriate stakeholders on an internal web server. - The processes in use, and the benefits of increased standardization, compliance with the methodology, and improved project results. The processes in use are evaluated through the PMO's reviews, audits, and assessments. The List of Processes The List of Processes contains a list of process sets and the processes within them, identifying current versions and providing links to the actual Project Management Templates . Ideally, it is available on an internal web site, and all processes are accessed from it via HTML links. Each set of processes has a source. In some cases, a set of process may have two sources, internal and ex...

Establishing Project Management Goals Every project has goals, right?  In fact, without goals, you really don’t have a project.  Actually, there’s usually not a lot of work to setting up the goals for your project – it’s often taken care of in the formal statement of work.  However, it may not be clear in the statement of work exactly what the overall project goals are.  And the project manager can never assume that the customer or the project team fully understands the statement of work.  In fact, the project manager should not assume that even they fully understand the statement of work. Kicking it off In most online project management organizations, the creation of the statement of work happens outside of the project management organization (PMO).  It often happens as part of a sales-customer process, unless the project is an internal one, in which case there is usually a heavier involvement by project management in the statement of work development. Let’s assume, for the purpose o...

Several things can be noted about how this schedule was developed that will help with the development of the project management processes training plan: - The schedule is coordinated with the training dates set in the project management Processes Publication Schedule. - Sole-source purchase and risk assessment were pre-existing internal method picked up by the PMO. Training has been done before, so these trainings can be revised and deployed quickly. - An external vendor is being used to develop the training on MPMM™ processes. The schedule was coordinated with the vendor. - PMBOK® training is widely available. The PMO has pre-approved vendors, so training is already available. - The project review process is simple, and will be developed internally. Development is scheduled to begin after other internal classes are up and running. Because this training is only web-based, classroom <a href=http://www.method123.com>project management template</a>  schedules are not a problem...

Method123 has just announced the release of their new Supplier Contract template Industry leader Method123 has added yet another powerful project management template to their Project Management Kit offering with the introduction of the Supplier Contract template. Once you’ve chosen one or more suppliers to use for providing the goods and services you need on your project, you’ll need to put the Supplier Contract in place as the next logical step in your project management methodology.  The Supplier Contract, or Supply Contract as it is sometimes called, is your formal agreement with an outside vendor for the delivery of the items you outlined in the Request for Proposal.  It’s a legal agreement between the company and the supplier and used as the yardstick to measure supplier performance against. Generally, the Supplier Contract contains the following information: - Supplier performance review and acceptance criteria - Timeframes for deliveries - Definition of responsibilities for th...

Here are some suggestions for creating the project management processes publication schedule: - In determining the date that project management processes will be available to customers, pay attention to the size of the project management process set and whether or not project management processes acquired from external sources will be modified. - In determining the start and end dates for training, consider the size and complexity of training content, and the number of trainees. - In some cases, a process may be required for some projects, and optional for others. On this table, mark it as required, and enter the date it will be required. The details of which projects much use it will be entered on the List of Processes. The Processes Training Plan The PMO Processes Expert and the PMO Training Manager follow these eight steps to create and implement the Online Project Management Processes Training Plan: 1. Open a copy of the Processes Training Plan Template. Enter the general informat...