Tim McClungProject Coordinator| New Hanover County ITWilmington, Nc, United States
We are looking at a very complex software migration/implementation. The vendor has proposed Project Management services. We are also considering hiring a project manager with significant industry experience. What are we getting into with multiple project managers? Should we opt for one or the other? Is there such a thing as a project manager to manage project managers? Saving Changes...
If the change management and other "non implementation" scope of the project is material, it is worth having a PM on your side working with the vendor's PM to ensure that the dots are being connected properly and the focus is on the expected outcomes/benefits your company expects.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Tim, one experienced project manager should be sufficient to manage the implementation effectively. Adding multiple project managers often leads to unnecessary layers of oversight and bureaucracy, which can slow down decision-making and hinder progress. It's critical to have clear accountability and streamlined communication, both of which are best achieved with a single, capable PM who has deep experience in this type of project. Saving Changes...
Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Tim
There is a communication gap here. Improve the project's communication system, and everything will be fine.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
It depends. I worked with 10 PMs in a program and worked as the sole PM but with dedicated roles for architecture, QA and technilogy.
If a vendor suggests more PMs, they may try to sell more and to compensate for low experience. More PMs also increase communication complexity (often seen with PM vendors). Also fingerpointing and blaming might increase.
Key are two things: clear roles and responsibilities described and agreed and the bonding within the core PM team.
You may also use as a ROT the Square Root Structuring Principle. This principle suggests that the optimal number of teams or subgroups in an organization is roughly equal to the square root of the total number of people involved. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The point here is: if you are getting project from a vendor you need somebody from your side to work as project manager as "the face" for your organization and monitoring what the vendor doing related to the project. Then you only need one project manager from your side. From vendor side it is up to the vendor and you must not paid for that. Saving Changes...
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