Hello,
Can we share some thoughts on the topic (Project Management as a Service) and Remote Project Management? Pros, Cons, feasibility/practicability, your experience, e.t.c.
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
John TiesoAuthor, Lecturer in Business Management| The Catholic University of America, Busch School of Business & EconomicsArlington, Va, United States
Remote project management continues to be an interesting topic--but usually it fails, due to the lack of personal involvement, and the ability to work directly with the critical stakeholders and sponsors. Unless the change requirements is very small, and well focused and thought out, you do not want to take this approach. Saving Changes...
George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
I have to think about it.
Most of the time people said, You can not manage the Project / Team from remotely.
But these days there are dramatic improvements on technology side, I hope it is possible.
In Agile world, I hope it is difficult to manage the Project from remote where there are many instance requires the regular interaction, this is just my opinion. Also the Face to Face communication and meeting also important. I will think about this interesting question and post back later. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
I have some experience with remote project management, and I believe it can work well if: 1. The PM is very adept at communication, particularly making sure everyone knows what’s going on. If stakeholders have a wrong understanding of something it will likely go undetected until problems arise. 2. The PM is very good at establishing relationships with stakeholders. Relationships are relatively easy to create and maintain in person, but much more difficult solely through electronic means. 3. There are no contentious stakeholders on the project. Managing difficult stakeholders electronically is the most challenging part of remote project management, in my opinion. The fewer, the better. Saving Changes...
Lonnie PacelliAuthor & President| ProjectManagementAdvisor.comBellevue, Wa, United States
It can be done but requires the following:
* very deliberate, regular, and concise communication
* Regular 1:1 times with key stakeholders so they can voice opinions & concerns
* Project meeting times that minimize inconvenience (getting up for meetings at 2AM) if working across geographies
* Willingness to travel to a hub if project needs dictate doing so
* Precise alignment on milestone dates and holding team members accountable for achieving
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
In the company where I was Professional Service Manager for LATAM we sold this service. In fact I was the creator of the service and all related. I was there from 1990 to 2003 so take notice about the existing technology make this a challange. Time ago, before started working in the actual company I made the same inside a consulting firm. The benefit for the clients that sold the service (those clients, I am not saying for everybody) was: 1-download cost of operations (in project manager mainly) because the put the back end into the front end. 2-To have continue service with no time zone limitation. Saving Changes...
