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Building the Ultimate PM Toolkit
Michael R. Wood is a Business Process Improvement & IT Strategist Independent Consultant. He is creator of the business process-improvement methodology called HELIX and founder of The Natural Intelligence Group, a strategy, process improvement and technology consulting company. He is also a CPA, has served as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine's Management MBA program, an Associate Professor at California Lutheran University, and on the boards of numerous professional organizations. Mr. Wood is a sought after presenter of HELIX workshops and seminars in both the U.S. and Europe.
Ever stop to think what the perfect Project Management Toolkit would contain? If there were a single solution that contained all the features you could ever what would those features be?
Go ahead, dare to dream. Along the way you might find the information in this article a great place to start.
Today’s project manager needs more than mere tracking and reporting software. They need a toolkit that integrates all facets of a project, from request through post-implementation review. In addition, they need repositories rich with past project information, predefined project templates and work plans. And like the old Mission Impossible series, they need a database of internal and external resources that they can pull together the optimum team for each project.
Finally, they need tools that allow them to collaborate and communicate on any and all aspects of a project in ways that are appropriate to their culture, complexity, geographic dispersity, etc. And while we’re at it how, about some team management, score carding and PPM support, too? Hey…a guy can dream, right?
So let’s take a deeper look at the components of the Ultimate Project Management Toolkit and explore what technology solutions are available in today’s market. Everything has a beginning, middle and an end. Projects are no different, and can be broken down into three distinct phases:
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