Erik MillerStrategic Project Coordinator| CMEAmericaLakewood, Co, United States
Hello all,
I am new to project management and I work for a company without PM experience. I have been tasked with creating a project management process/SOP for the company and while I have the writen portion almost complete I am stuck on what elements to include as must haves for every project e.g. project charter, risk assesment etc... Can anyone help me identify what the most basic of projects should/must include please? Saving Changes...
Erik -
the PMBOK is an excellent guide - don't know if you have looked it over. Also organizations are different but little things like having Kick-off meetings, setting ground rules, a RACI chart, communication channels, documentation processes/ update, change management, should be pretty standard Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Agree with Eric, PMBOK 6th Edition is a great guide for you. Saving Changes...
Erin ValutkevichForward Advantage Inc.Franklin, Ma, United States
In addition I recommend referencing Rita Mulcahy's book PMP Exam Prep in addition to PMBOK as this provides additional explanation of the concepts in PMBOK. Saving Changes...
It seems rare that a company has no project management experience. In any case, that may give you room to gradually develop those skills at your own pace. Certainly the PMBOK will help, but I would look more at PMO literature which will help with things like processes, governance and methodologies that you can develop specific to your organization. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
What you are asking for is about deliverables not about process. You have to think about process and then decide if a process has to create a deliverable as a result. About process you have to understand what you need to make your organization risk as low as possible into each initiative. That is the driver. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Many PMs make the mistake of thinking that project management is formulaic - if they create such and such documentation and implement so and so processes, their project will be an automatic success. This is untrue.
It is crucial that you understand *why* you're creating a piece of documentation or performing a process. To achieve this you must know such things as the business reasons driving the project, the project's business and techincal requirements, and different risks that might affect it, etc. When you can answer those questions, it will be evident what process you need to implement and - most important of all - how to implement them.
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1 reply by Gurudeva Balehannina
Feb 24, 2018 4:24 PM
Gurudeva Balehannina
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Yes I tend to agree more with this. Best option for you to start is for you is to look at the project repository / database in your company and identify the artifacts (SOP,project charter, risk assessment etc) of similar projects completed. You can take those artifacts/templates and start your work from there. Also talk to fellow project managers who have completed similar projects and refine your work. Hope that this helps.
I completely agree with what have been said so far, moreover to write SOP you need to sit with all involved in the operation or procedures and find the best procedure all agreed upon, it is hard to write SOP without knowing all required steps and safety concerns which plays important role to ensure your procedures are safe and in compliance not violating any code. Saving Changes...
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