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Category: Project Management

A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Posted on May 10, 2022May 13, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

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When implementing a project or initiative, both change management and project management are required. Each discipline provides the necessary framework for successfully implementing change and obtaining the desired outcomes. To be effective, however, change management and project management must collaborate. This results in a unified value proposition that lays the groundwork for tactical integration and adds value to all parts of the project, including people and technology.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECT MANAGERS

The meaning of change management varies depending on your position. On a project, project managers often conceive of it as managing changing resources, processes, and people. Others could refer to it as project change management or change control. At Prosci, we define change management as the use of a defined process and tools to manage the people side of change to accomplish the desired goal.

Similarly, especially in technology projects, project delivery has developed to include a range of iterative techniques for solution design and development, such as Agile. Change management may be adjusted to fit with sequential, iterative, or even hybrid methods for solution design, development, and delivery.

COMPARE CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The following paragraphs compare common features of change management with project management, such as focus, definition, intent, process, tools, scaling factors, success assessment, and practitioners. Although the contrasts between the disciplines are highlighted in this list, it’s important to remember that change management and project management are complementary disciplines with the same goal: to achieve effective transformation.

Definitions

Change Management – the use of a structured process and tools to guide people through change to accomplish a project’s targeted goal (such as ROI).

Project Management – the use of specialized knowledge, skills, tools, and processes to provide others with something of value.

Intent

Change Management – to ensure that impacted workers accept, implement, and apply the change-related solution.

Project Management – to ensure that the solution is properly planned, developed, and provided.

Focus

Change Management – personnel and stakeholders that will be affected by a project solution or initiative (those who must adopt and use the change)

Project Management – tasks and activities involved in developing and implementing a technological solution for a change

Scaling Factors

Change Management – Change characteristics, impacted organizations’ features, and the degree of “people change” necessary

Project Management – The project’s or initiative’s complexity and degree of technological change

Process

Change Management

  • Phase 1 – Prepare Approach
  • Phase 2 – Manage Change
  • Phase 3 – Sustain Outcomes

Project Management/Solution Development “Domains”

  • Stakeholder Performance
  • Team Performance
  • Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance
  • Planning Performance
  • Project Work Performance
  • Delivery Performance
  • Measurement Performance
  • Uncertainty Performance

Tools

Change Management

  • ADKAR Model
  • Readiness Assessment
  • Risk Assessment
  • Impact Assessment
  • Project Health Assessment
  • Change Management Plan
    • Communications Plan
    • Training Plan
    • Sponsor Plan
    • People Manager Plan
    • Resistance Management Plan

Project Management

  • Statement of work
  • Project charter
  • Business case
  • Work breakdown structure and/or project backlog
  • Milestones schedule (e.g., Gantt chart or sprint-release planning)
  • Budget estimations
  • Resource allocation
  • Tracking (e.g., burndown chart, Kanban board)

Success Measurement

Change Management – The factors of the human side of change that are measured include:

  • Impacted workers’ speed of adoption
  • Impacted workers’ ultimate usage
  • Employees with impaired skills
  • Obtaining desired results and outcomes*
    *This is the main focus since results and outcomes are contingent on persons embracing the change (i.e., the people-dependent contribution to ROI).

Project Management – The technical aspect of change elements is the focus of measurement, which includes:

  • On-time
  • On budget
  • Meets technical requirements
  • Achievement of results and outcomes*
    *Despite the fact that organizational advantages may not be recognized at the time of go-live or launch, some initiatives are deemed successful.

Who Practices

Change Management – not simply change management practitioners, but a coordinated structure of assistance throughout the organization:

  • Sponsors of the transformation are executives and senior leaders.
  • Managers and supervisors that guide and support direct reporting during the transition

Project Management – Typically used by a project manager and a project team working on a single project or initiative:

  • Project managers are in charge of the tasks, activities, and resources required to carry out the technical aspects of the project.
  • Subject matter specialists and organization representatives make up the project team.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Both project management and change management are important components of effective transformation. Each discipline is critical to taking your project and people from the transition stage to the intended future state, despite their differences in focus and approach. Understanding how each discipline interacts with one another is the first step toward creating a cohesive value proposition and laying the best possible basis for your transformation projects.

 

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Project and Change Management; One and the same?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

Q1: You’ve been involved in many major capital projects. Do you ever get to start a project, enjoy the ups and downs, and see it come into operation?

Some years ago, I was Project Manager of the Systems partner, in a JV (Joint venture) that was awarded a contract for the expansion of Dublin’s light rail system, the LUAS. Our scope included everything related to electrification, tram signaling, and telecommunication works. I was lucky enough to have been involved in this project since its inception (the commercial offer) up to full commissioning and start of operation.

This project brought me from Portugal to Ireland back in 2006, and I combined the responsibilities of Project Manager with those of Country Manager. This meant I was responsible for setting up the company’s local subsidiary and responsible for delivering the project.

I retained the solicitors and accountants, opened bank accounts, rented an office, and, above all, recruited and set up the team who would work with me in the delivery of the project. It was very hectic but very exciting.

The early days of the project were focused mostly on the definition process, planning, and preparing for delivery. I remember how challenging (but also how rewarding) all tasks associated with (local) stakeholder management and setting up the governance and assurance framework were. The work developed during those early days set the foundations for what would be a very successful project.

Q2: Working in the Rail industry, safety is a top priority. Do you think this has an impact on the way projects are designed and executed?

Safety is the top priority on any rail project. I’d say that safety has much more than an impact on the way projects are designed; the best analogy I can find is that safety is the canvas on which all rail projects are designed.

When I think about the “iron triangle” (scope, schedule, and cost) I cannot consider safety together with the other three dimensions of project management. The dimensions of the “iron triangle” are all seen as variables: it is possible to accelerate delivery without changing the scope if you are prepared to pay more. Similarly, if you want to accelerate delivery without incurring more cost, you can reduce the scope. You can play with the variables without ever changing the area of the triangle.

However, you cannot do that with safety! Safety requirements are hierarchically above all other components in rail projects, therefore, safety is not a dimension that can vary. It is an environment within which you develop your entire project that spans the full extent of the project lifecycle: safe construction, safe operation, safe maintenance, and safe decommissioning.

Q3: You are a great supporter of Praxis Framework and have worked with several international PM approaches, what do you find so appealing about Praxis Framework?

The Praxis Framework helps organizations improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their project delivery by increasing [1] individual performance, [2] team effectiveness, and [3] organizational capability maturity.

In other words, by “acting” on these three dimensions (individual, team, and organization), the Praxis Framework increases the effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery, the combination of which, improves strategy execution.

Unlike any other framework I’ve tested, the Praxis Framework comprises a [1] Body of Knowledge, a [2] Method, a [3] Competency Framework, a [4] Capability Maturity Model, and an [5] Encyclopaedia of techniques and models.

Finally, there is the customization allowed by Praxis Local, a dynamic PowerPoint-based document that summarises the contents of the framework and provides links to the detail contained on the website. Praxis Local can be adapted and expanded with additional, organization-specific content either within the PowerPoint file or via links to organization assets.

Q4: You are working on some Organizational change initiatives; how do you blend the Change Management principles and Project Management principles? Do you have a hybrid approach?

According to Albert Einstein, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, is the definition of insanity.

When facing projects of dimension, complexity and impact never faced before, people and organizations must prepare and adapt. In organizations where some past projects have failed, it is mandatory to reset mindsets and behaviors and start from scratch.

In change initiatives, organizations create or adjust processes and people must be born again. Change of processes “per se” will not produce the desired outcome if people are not willing to go through the behavioral transformation.

Don’t give me that comment “project managers only deliver, therefore they are not responsible for change”. It is very important to accept that there is change within change. If we want more effective and efficient delivery of projects and more effective and efficient strategy execution, people need to embrace this vision. They need to accept the challenge and commit to the transformation process required to deliver the change (in the way we deliver projects and execute strategies).

Q5: What are three things you’ve learned that you wish you’d learned earlier in your career?

  1. How Project Management is so intertwined with Change Management, and that you cannot have the former without the latter.
  2.  There are no bad projects, just bad business cases.
  3. I would have liked to know that the main critical success factor of a project is a good Sponsor.

Q6: Thinking of the great sponsors you have worked with, what set them apart from the rest?

The best project Sponsors are those that started their careers as team members of small projects and worked their way up the ladder until they got a seat at the organization’s strategy table.

Sponsors must excel in people management, be very supportive, and be the main protective shield of their project/program team. Teams that feel from day one they are utterly protected by their sponsor, increase their loyalty and delivery performance. Sponsors should take the heat in liaising with the most complex stakeholders, those that are typically a hard nut to crack. This will release the pressure from the project manager and their team, who can then focus on a better delivery.

Finally, Sponsors must master the “art of phases and gateways”. Whether with incremental delivery, iterative delivery, or a combination of both (hybrid models), projects must be stress-tested before being authorized to spend money and use resources on the next phase. This stress-test exercise is a permanent dance around benefits realization and business cases. Clarity on the objectives of the following phase, the path, cost, and resources needed to get there, and the performance metrics to measure effectiveness and efficiency of execution, are vital.

 

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Everything you need to know about Ransomware Protection

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

What is Ransomware?

Simply explained, ransomware is a form of malware that infects a computer system and encrypts the data of the victim. It either totally prevents access to the data or snatches it and threatens to reveal it. Criminals that use ransomware frequently threaten to reveal sensitive information unless a ransom is paid (usually in cryptocurrency).

The majority of ransomware attacks begin with a phishing or social engineering attempt. A compromised password, a malicious email attachment received by an unaware employee, or even incidental surfing of an infected website through a mobile device may all lead to a ransomware attack that encrypts files and all corporate data in minutes.

As we’ve seen recently, ransomware attacks have disrupted gas supply in the world’s largest economy, and a baby has allegedly died as a result of medical incompetence – all as a result of ransomware assaults. Malware and ransomware protection are not simply IT and security issues, but rather complicated commercial and governmental challenges.

What is Ransomware Protection?

So, what does ransomware protection entail? Ransomware prevention entails considering tools, techniques, and policies to prevent ransomware from ‘attacking’ a company in the first place.

Yes, anti-ransomware tools and anti-malware security technologies are required, but it goes much beyond. Business and human factors are also included in ransomware protection. Simple hygiene measures might go a long way toward safeguarding your company against ransomware threats.

As we all know, in the instance of the Colonial Pipeline assault, a single leaked password caused havoc on gas supplies throughout the East Coast of the United States, impacting not only Colonial Pipeline’s company but also the companies and everyday lives of many others.

The goal of ransomware prevention is to create a healthy cybersecurity environment in your company, where technology and people work together to reduce the likelihood of being attacked and the severity of the attack if it does happen.

Investing in a Ransomware Assessment completed by outside experts is a wonderful method to learn about your company’s risks and ransomware response capabilities. It’s also a good idea to have a robust and reliable Ransomware Response plan in place in case the worst happens.

Can you truly prevent Ransomware?

Nobody can claim to have figured out how to entirely avoid ransomware. However, there are a few ransomware prevention techniques that every company may do to come as close to stopping attacks as feasible.

The first and most important step is to educate your employees on ransomware attacks, ransomware prevention measures, and how to spot phishing emails and harmful files.

Key corporate leaders must be well-versed in their positions and responsibilities, as well as recognize the value of their privileged credentials.

More importantly, your employees and key decision-makers should be aware of and conversant with Ransomware Response Checklists so that the response becomes second nature to them. Business leaders will be able to make the appropriate judgments and think and act calmly despite the chaos if they regularly practice these checklists using Ransomware Tabletop Exercises – a vital part of ransomware defense.

There are a few more things your company can do to guarantee that it is safe against ransomware attacks:

1. Backups: Offline data backups are the most effective security you may have against ransomware offenders. Why? Because your data is protected if the ransomware virus cannot reach and encrypt data in backups. Keep in mind that the crucial term here is ‘offline.’ In other words, the backed-up data must not be connected to the Internet in any manner. To put it another way, if your backup system is unchangeable, you can nearly always recover and maintain business continuity. Because you’ll have a backup of your data, you won’t have to negotiate or pay if hackers demand money, and that’s half the battle won.

2. Stay Updated: Ensure that all of your browsers and software are up to date regularly. Even operating system upgrades for your mobile devices must be kept in mind. Give pop-ups and extensions no rights they don’t need. These can result in data theft and serve as entry points for infection into your computer networks.

3. Always Verify: It’s wonderful to hear that your company has invested in reliable backup systems. However, the efficacy and impenetrability of these backups must be checked regularly.

External audits and evaluations of high quality are a wonderful approach to objectively examine and test the viability of your IT infrastructure, as well as its ability to survive a ransomware assault.

When it comes to ransomware security, here are just a few suggestions to get you started. When it comes to developing anti-ransomware skills in your organization, there are a plethora of excellent materials to choose from.

Ransomware Checklists and preparedness processes will provide you with a rapid overview of what you can do to reach the degree of security needed to stop thieves in their tracks. It takes time and effort to become almost as secure as possible and to develop cyber resilience skills, but it’s not impossible with the appropriate guidance.

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6 Benefits of Cybersecurity Assessments

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

Simply defined, a Cybersecurity Assessment evaluates your organization’s readiness to respond to a cyber event.

These evaluations determine the amount of danger your company faces as well as the significant flaws in your cybersecurity infrastructure, policies, and processes.

As cyber threats evolve and become more complicated and virulent with each passing day, all firms should consider investing in regular cybersecurity audits. This is the only way to stay on top of cyber threats, ensuring that your cybersecurity plan is robust enough to cope with any cyber threats, and keep your organization running smoothly.

While standard cybersecurity audits, such as ISO 27001:2013, are important for demonstrating how you manage information security to external stakeholders, I’ve attempted to focus on assessments that provide a speedier and, in many cases, more contextual picture in this piece. These evaluations are simple to complete and can significantly improve your cybersecurity posture this year:

1. Cyber Essential:

Cyber Essentials (also known as CE) is a government-backed certification program in the United Kingdom that allows businesses to ensure that they are safe from the most common cyber threats and demonstrate their commitment to the cyber security of their business information and sensitive customer data.

It’s important to discuss CE and emphasize that the UK government’s goal is admirable. In most circumstances, ISO 27001 and NIST have been and maybe extremely difficult for micro, small, and medium-sized organizations. This is where Cyber Essentials comes in. Although it is a brief evaluation, it is ‘strong’ and relevant enough to identify major and basic weaknesses that an organization may encounter.

Cyber Essentials (a self-assessment) and Cyber Essentials Plus (a full certification) are the two options (this includes a technical verification). One of the simplest methods to guarantee that your company is protected against the most prevalent cyber threats is to take the Self-Assessment.

Many of the internet’s common/unskilled cyber thieves are seeking easy targets that aren’t protected by Cyber Essentials protections. Once you’ve earned the Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification, you’ll have at least some rest of mind knowing that you’re safe against the most prevalent and readily avoidable assaults.

Cyber Essentials is also one of the simplest methods to reassure prospective clients or business partners that they’re dealing with a company dedicated to cybersecurity and that its basic policies are being reviewed.

2. NIST Health Check:

A NIST Health Check is an examination of your organization’s cyber health and resilience against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, as the name implies. NIST Health Checks are usually quick and inexpensive.

The NIST Health Check procedure at Cyber Management Alliance is simple: you will be given a self-assessment form to complete. After that, a cybersecurity specialist is assigned to your company, who goes through the information you’ve provided with you. The expert conducts a high-level evaluation of your significant papers and artifacts over a short time, usually a day, and provides you with a formal assessment report.

Apart from identifying vulnerabilities, the report will emphasize the cybersecurity expert’s view on your overall compliance and incident response maturity. It will also include suggestions for correcting any flaws that demand immediate attention.

The NIST Health Check is appropriate for organizations that wish to get a head start on achieving comprehensive cyber resilience by developing an actionable improvement plan.

3. Ransomware Readiness Assessment:

As the name implies, this evaluation is focused on determining your organization’s capacity to respond to and control a ransomware assault, which is now the number one developing issue in the world of cybersecurity.

A Ransomware Readiness Assessment is the most efficient approach to confirm your security investments and determine whether your IT infrastructure is up to par. It also aids in the identification of flaws in your current ransomware methods, as well as the understanding of particular concerns in your plans and procedures.

This assessment looks at how you address critical technical issues including user access and control, Web Browser Management and DNS Filtering, Patch and Update Management, Application Integrity and Allowlists, Robust Data Backup, and Network Perimeter Monitoring, among others.

Given the exponential growth in ransomware attacks and their very destructive results for businesses, the Ransomware Readiness Assessment is becoming increasingly crucial.

The Assessment is an excellent approach to see if your ransomware preparation matches the dangers, threat actors, and risk mitigation techniques that your company faces. You’ll also get personalized advice on how to improve your detection and response skills.

4. Breach Readiness Assessment:

A Breach Readiness Assessment is a more in-depth, score-based, and focused assessment of your company’s breach readiness capabilities. Its sole purpose is to answer one simple question: Are you ready for a data breach?

This evaluation looks at a specific group of people’s breach readiness and how they behave in a specific cyber-attack scenario aimed at a specific, important asset.

The Breach Readiness Assessment is usually done in combination with a Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercise. The participants are monitored and assessed against a set of predetermined criteria during the activity.

This cybersecurity risk assessment is a low-cost technique to illustrate how a specific group of employees will behave in the event of a cyber-attack. It’s also critical to meet current and future regulatory obligations with the least amount of downtime possible.

5. SIEM Use Case Assessment:

The SIEM Assessment is a vital cybersecurity assessment that analyzes how your SIEM system is designed and evaluates the operational side of the SOC team.

Use Cases are used to generate alerts for malicious behavior, and the logic and configurations in place must be successful. This important part of your cyber capabilities is also assessed by the SIEM Use Case Assessment. A review of monitoring standards and policies, as well as incident triage, investigations, and analysis, is usually included.

Conducting a SIEM and Use Case Assessment for your company will help you understand how your log management practices correspond with NIST’s Computer Security Incident Handling Guide: NIST SP 800-61 Revision 2.

It can also assist you in determining whether or not your present SIEM setup and settings are adequate.

6. Cyber Incident Response Maturity Assessment:

This is the most in-depth, evidence-based assessment of your organization’s cyber resilience and disaster preparedness.

This cybersecurity evaluation is based on more than simply a stakeholder interview. It checks your SIEM setup, security controls, technology stack implementation, and SOC activities, as well as every in-scope product.

The official report we provide after the Cyber Incident Response Maturity Assessment may provide a thorough picture of the company’s cyber-resilience maturity as assessed against simple NIST-based Incident Handling categories. You may also see how your approach to incident response matches with Annex A.16.1, Incident Management Lifecycle, of ISO 27001:2013.

While your company may engage in a variety of cybersecurity audits and assessments, the ones listed above cover all of the important components of cyber resilience that you should consider.

Regularly doing these evaluations will assure your company’s cybersecurity health and help you stay on track with the correct technology investments and incident response strategies and processes.

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Why Should You Use AgilePM®?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

The world’s most popular agile project management framework and certification.

Reasons to Adopt AgilePM®

Agile’s effect on project management continues to increase at a faster rate. Agile tools and frameworks are being used by more companies and project managers than ever before to improve the effectiveness of – and return on investment from – projects and other change efforts.

Improved revenue and speed to market are common Agile advantages, as are producing the correct product/solution (via iterative development and incremental delivery), and enhanced cooperation and customer happiness.

AgilePM has quickly established itself as the top framework and certification for agile project management since its inception in 2010.

The AgilePM guidance, which is based on the Agile Business Consortium’s Agile Project Framework, provides a practical and repeatable methodology that strikes the perfect balance between the standards, attention to detail, and visibility required for good project management and the fast-paced, change, and empowerment offered by Agile.

AgilePM provides a scalable and organized corporate Agile framework based on best practices. So, why should companies and project managers think about AgilePM to help them implement or enhance agile project management practices?

A tried-and-true corporate strategy:

The AgilePM technique is a subset of the Agile Project Framework developed by the Agile Business Consortium for project managers. The framework, which has been in place for more than 20 years and is routinely updated to reflect current practices and business requirements, offers governance and rigor while also allowing businesses to be agile and flexible. A wide range of enterprises from diverse sectors and industries have selected AgilePM and the underlying Agile Project Framework as their preferred methodology.

Considering the entire project lifecycle (in addition to product development):

The informality of many agile methodologies can be intimidating for businesses delivering projects and programs, especially if they already have formal project management systems in place. AgilePM is a mature strategy that maintains the notions of a project, project delivery, and project management while providing agility and flexibility.

Change management actions are included:

AgilePM goes beyond other project management methods in that it provides a specific procedure for determining how what has been generated will be put into action. This stage is critical to the AgilePM lifecycle because it guarantees that the focus is on how to support users after the deliverables are made accessible.

Controls for quality and governance:

Never Compromise Quality is one of AgilePM’s basic concepts. High-level acceptance criteria are agreed upon at several points throughout the project lifecycle in an AgilePM project, ranging from high-level criteria at the feasibility stage through targets for each step of product/solution development. All positions must ensure that what has been developed satisfies its quality requirements, and quality is understood before any work is done, so everyone understands what good looks like before they begin. This is a significantly more efficient method than rejecting work after it has been completed because it fails to fulfill quality requirements that were not specified at the outset. All of this is done to ensure that the solution meets the business demand as well as the project goals.

Management of risk:

AgilePM delivers effective risk management techniques, directly tackling many of the most prevalent project risks (e.g. missing fixed deadlines and having unclear or volatile requirements). The Project Approach Questionnaire is a good place to start when it comes to developing a clear, common knowledge of project risks and how to manage them.

Roles and duties are clearly defined:

Any project’s success is built on the ability of people to work together successfully. AgilePM recognizes this and gives explicit roles and duties to each project team member, representing the project’s business, solution/technical, management, and process interests. To break down any communication barriers, everyone participating in an AgilePM project works closely together, with the greatest ideas coming from self-organizing, empowered teams.

Popular agile practices incorporated:

AgilePM supports effective product and solution development by incorporating and encouraging a variety of popular agile approaches. These include MoSCoW Prioritisation (a strategy for helping to understand and manage priorities), Timeboxing (a specified amount of time at the end of which an objective has been fulfilled), and Iterative Development (a technique for helping to understand and manage priorities) (a process in which the evolving solution, or part of it, evolves from a high-level concept to something with acknowledged business value).

Integrate with current workflows:

While AgilePM may be used as a stand-alone project management technique, it was developed to function alongside more structured project management systems like PRINCE2® and can be integrated into codified quality procedures like ISO9001.

The Agile Business Consortium’s basic rules for efficient agile project delivery support the AgilePM framework:

The eight principles are intended to complement the Agile Business Consortium’s core idea, which is that:

“best business value emerges when projects are aligned to clear business goals, deliver frequently, and involve the collaboration of motivated and empowered people”.

The AgilePM framework is backed up by APMG-approved training and certifications. Since 2011, over 65,000 tests have been taken worldwide, with the number of applicants representing a diverse variety of businesses and sectors.

The global network of APMG’s certified training organizations (ATOs) provides a variety of training choices to meet the needs of unique candidates and clients.

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What Qualifications do you look for in a Project Manager?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

To achieve the best outcomes, you’ll need a diverse combination of skills.

What makes a great Project Manager?

Project managers need abilities in a wide range of areas to be truly effective at what they do. Individuals can acquire and improve these abilities in a variety of ways. Training and certification are one alternative.

We look at a few essential abilities that a successful Project Manager should have to ensure that:

  • Products and solutions are created to fulfill the needs of all stakeholders to the greatest extent feasible.
  • Projects are completed on schedule, on budget, and within budget.
  • Stakeholders in the project are successfully handled and engaged.
  • Those who will be affected by the project’s deliverables and outcomes are heard and involved.

We are aware that many more abilities are necessary; this is by no means a comprehensive list! Teamwork, empathy, and communication are just a few examples of soft skills that are essential. The presentation emphasizes those that have a direct relationship to APMG and our global network of certified training companies for training and certification (ATOs).

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What is Six Sigma and How to use it?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Marbenz Antonio

What is Six Sigma?

The term “sigma” refers to how far a system or manufacturer can get from perfect—by Six Sigma standards, corporations should minimize production errors to fewer than 3.4 per 1 million units.

Businesses utilize the Six Sigma methodology to enhance processes by recognizing the flaws that cause substantial damage and launching new management once the problems have been corrected. The methodology works best with repetitive, assembly-line-style procedures in which individual steps can be identified, inspected, and optimized.

 

How to Use Six Sigma Effectively?

Six Sigma was originally created for manufacturing, but it is currently used in a variety of industries. However, because organizations in many industries have implemented this practice does not necessarily imply that they have done it appropriately or effectively. Even in a production facility, Six Sigma frequently fails to produce the kind of outcomes required to justify such a time-consuming and costly management transformation.

Six Sigma demands buy-in from all parties involved in order to perform properly. Implementing and training staff on Six Sigma methodology and implementation demands a significant initial expense.

 

Steps of Six Sigma

The Six Sigma program management procedures, commonly known as DMAIC, are fairly clear and simple.

  • Define the issue. Make a problem formulation, an objective statement, a project scope statement, a customer needs list, and a flowchart.
  • Measure the existing procedure. Gather information about present performance and issues. Check the data for accuracy and change the project charter if appropriate.
  • Analyze the source of the problem. Evaluate the procedure and information that was gathered, show the data, analyze and verify what’s causing the problems, and keep the scope statement updated as necessary.
  • Improve the procedure. Determine problem-solving solutions and develop work plans for those innovative solutions. Take the necessary actions to install the new improvements and continue to monitor progress.
  • Control. Optimize the new framework, keep an eye on it, and apply what you learn elsewhere in the company if needed.

 

Alternative Project Management Methods

Scrum approach: As an agile methodology, scrum employs an incremental solution that enables small members to work on projects at the same time, testing and modifying courses as needed to complete projects rapidly.

Kanban: Using flashcards to visually depict and organize project work, Kanban boards monitor the project across stages to maintain team members informed on the very same page.

Agile methodology: Agile develops deliverables through iterative nature to constantly revise until a final result is achieved, focused on customer needs.

 


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APMG Introduces Digital Badges for Accredited Training Organizations.

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Marbenz Antonio

APMG is delighted to announce the availability of digital badges for their respected Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs).

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Almost 125,000 APMG digital badges have been distributed to date.

Since their debut, digital badges have increased in popularity at an exponential rate. A large number of APMG applicants and trainers have embraced the recognized, digital representation of their certifications and made it their first option as a portable, accessible, and secure means to demonstrate their professional skills.

 

New APMG Accredited Training Organization digital badges

Due to popular demand, APMG is pleased to announce the awarding of ‘Accredited Training Organisation’ digital badges to their global network of ATOs. This secure and dynamic digital certification is only awarded to organizations that have successfully completed and passed APMG’s thorough and independent evaluation process.

APMG accreditation honors an organization’s dedication to providing great training services through a series of rigorous examinations that include questioning of the quality of materials, training delivery, and administrative expertise.

 

What exactly does an APMG Accredited Training Organization digital badge mean?

ATOs who have been awarded digital badges can proudly show their accredited credentials on their website, digital communications, and social media channels, communicating to potential customers the quality of their instruction. Accreditation and the ATO badges are proof of the high quality of services they provide when delivering the APMG course(s) for which they have been accredited.

 

#Lookforthebadge

We urge candidates to check for the APMG ATO badge when looking for a course and picking a Training Provider since it will give you confidence that the organization you are considering has invested in and received this independent certification of the quality of their training.

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

For more information, please get in touch with one of our course advisers today.

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Agile Project Management Is Important To Your Business. Learn Why!

Posted on September 14, 2021September 20, 2021 by Marbenz Antonio

Integrate flexibility with a tried-and-tested procedure for effective agile project delivery

Agile’s effect on the project management industry is growing at a rapid rate. More companies and project managers than ever before are adopting agile tools and frameworks in order to improve the effectiveness and return on investment of projects.

Agile Project Management

 

AgilePM guidelines provide a realistic, scalable, and repeatable technique that provides a perfect mix between the standards, rigor, and visibility necessary for effective project management with the agility, change, and empowerment given by agile.

Improved revenue and speed-to-market are only a few of the advantages Agile project management is typically credited with, along with effective collaboration and satisfaction of customers.

 

Benefits of Agile Project Management

  • High product quality

Testing is incorporated throughout the Agile development cycle, which implies that there are annual inspections to make sure the product is operating during development. This allows the product owner to make adjustments as required, while also informing the team of any concerns.

  • Increased client satisfaction

The product manager is always present, development progress is very visible, and flexibility to adapt is critical. This entails participation and consumer pleasure.

  • Better control

To assure quality, the project’s execution phase includes daily status updates for all stakeholders using advanced analytical tools and methodologies.

  • The predictability of projects is improved

It becomes simpler to predict hazards and create effective mitigation measures when there is more visibility available. In the Agile framework, there are more techniques to detect and forecast hazards, as well as plan for a seamless project.

  • Risks are reduced

Every project that follows the Agile process will never collapse.

Agile is implemented in tiny sprints with an emphasis on continuous delivery. Even if a specific method does not go as intended, there is always a tiny component that may be saved and reused in the future.

  • Continuous growth

The technique is iterative, which implies that each iteration will be better than the old one and that prior errors will not be duplicated. Agile techniques create an open environment of idea sharing and cooperation, allowing team members to benefit from one another’s experiences and grow together.

 

Who is it intended for?

AgilePM certification is intended for project professionals and team members who want to take a more flexible, collaborative approach to project management while enhancing standards, quality, and delivery speed.

 

Accredited Agile certification courses will help you to:

  • Deliver faster, more cost-effective, and risk-free change by using agile project management.
  • Develop a deep understanding of agile in project management and how it differs from traditional/alternative techniques.
  • Adopt the fundamental ideas, concepts, and practices necessary for agile project success.
  • Apply the AgilePM methodology to projects and adopt an evolutionary development strategy for more effective alternatives.
  • Improve communication and stakeholder interaction skills, which are critical for project success.
  • Understand the various management styles required for successful agile projects versus traditional projects.
  • Using AgilePM practices, you can become a knowledgeable member of a project team.

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

For more information, please get in touch with one of our course advisers today.

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PRINCE2® 6th Edition Now Available: Enhance Your Project Management Skillset Through CourseMonster

Posted on July 15, 2020 by CourseMonster

Effective project management procedures and technologies have transformed global business. However, in a world of rapidly shifting trends and economic instability, yesterday’s qualification is not always completely future-proof. That’s why PRINCE2®, the world’s most recognised project management certification, has released its updated PRINCE2® 6th edition.

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