sandip chaudhariProject Team Leader| Krohne Oil & Gas B.VDubai, United Arab Emirates
Many a times there is dilemma for project manager to balance and sometimes chose the option out of these 2..
Shall a project manager stick to project execution discipline as mentioned during PMP or shall he give more importance to business priorities?
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Each project exists because the need to put strategy on action. That means because business priorities will be implemented thanks a project. Then, what you stated has no sense (I do not like to sound rude. I do not know any other way to say it). Project manager focus is to define the project and project objectives from product/service/result definition (that it is outside project manager scope of work) and assumptions and restrictions. That´s all. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
'Project management' is a set of tools and best practices meant to help you achieve business priorities - it isn't a set of practices to which you must dogmatically adhere (except the part regarding ethics). It's up to you as a Project Manager to decide when and how to apply the project management concepts you know to your project. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Tailoring the Project Management Approach to achieve Business Objectives is the best way to go .
You can still follow the PMBOK , Prince2 or Agile by keeping the Business Objectives in focus at all times because your project exists in the first place because of those Business Objectives.
Remember that PMBOK is a body of knowledge that has been created by experienced Project Management Practitioners and they are not strict rules to be followed like company policies for example.
While PMBOK says that the Work Breakdown Structure defines the entire scope of the project , it doesn't go into prescriptive details on what is the BEST way to create a WBS. You can create a WBS with a graphite pencil on a piece of paper or by using a VISIO diagram. The End goal is for a PM to be sure of their scope, schedule and cost at all times and be the gatekeeper for project changes Saving Changes...
