Establishing a Successful Project Management Program: Identifying the Basics

Ralph is an experienced information technology professional and project manager offering 20 years of progressive success leading all phases of diverse technology projects.

  Organizational Project Management  

Establishing a project management program in an organization where project management has not been practiced can be a daunting challenge--it is not an undertaking for the novice project manager. There are many methods that can be utilized to create success for the establishment of a project management program, but first, the basics need to be identified:

Industry
Each industry is unique and can offer additional challenges such as regulations, laws and/or policies that must be adhered to. Identify any unique requirements that must be considered when establishing a project management program.

Organization Size
The size of the organization can have a direct impact on the success of the project management program. In a large organization, there will be many more stakeholders

Organizational Culture
The organizational culture will need to be identified early in the establishment of a project management program. There are many cultures, and in order to obtain the needed buy-in of the organization, the project manager and the project management program will have to fit within the organizational culture. This is an important point; if not handled correctly, it could cause resistance from the organization.

Executive Buy-in
Without executive buy-in, success will be difficult if not impossible. It is of the utmost importance to meet with executives in the beginning of the …

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