Securing project success
"Preparing people for the challenges of project work."
A company has just completed a large project and,
in hindsight, it did not deliver as much business
value as was originally expected. There were budget
and time overruns, and neither the project sponsors
nor end users seem too satisfied with the result. Participants are asked to go back in time to see if
they can identify the hot buttons and deliver a better
result.
“They say that you learn from your mistakes. That is true only if you understand what happened.”
Participants diagnose signs and symptoms of potential
problems, and mitigate them using limited
resources. The storyline loosely follows a typical IT
implementation of a new business system. However,
the challenges are universal and easily recognized,
such as:
- Key stakeholders are not engaged… get their
attention or trust your own judgement?
- New insights arise… revise the scope or stick to the
plan?
- Project team is overloaded… take quick action or
make systematic changes?
- Actuals are not in line with budget and timeline…
adjust figures or adjust ambitions?
Participants quickly recognize that you cannot please everybody all of the time. The art to project work is to balance the needs of key stakeholders – sponsors and steering committee, the project delivery team, and the end users of the organization – in order to create maximum business value.
Who benefits?
Celemi CayenneTM is suitable for all types of companies and projects. The storyline is built on an IT system implementation, but is suitable for all projects of similar magnitude. Cayenne targets everybody involved in, or concerned by a project – not just the project manager.
Typical uses
- Kick-off a new project – to create a common understanding and preparedness among everybody involved and secure a successful outcome.
- Get an existing project back on track by reallocating resources or re-establishing communication.
- Create good conditions for successful joint projects between system suppliers and their clients.
- Build a common vocabulary and understanding between specialists and generalists.
- Complement general project management training courses focused on administrative or operational aspects.
Key results
Celemi CayenneTM is a valuable preparation for the challenges of project work. Participants emerge from the experience with:
- Better ability to balance the needs of different stakeholder groups.
- Identification and utilization of key performance
measures.
- Heightened ability to read signs and symptoms of
potential pitfalls in projects.
- Better awareness and preparedness of the conditions for ongoing projects back on the job.
