Project Management Essentials

Satisfaction with IT project outcomes is very low.
Effective project management is critical yet organizations resist it.
It seems excessively complex and many believe it requires high effort or expense.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Clear success criteria, a capable project manager, high level planning of activities and resources, and an active approach to managing progress are more important than formalized frameworks, certified project managers or complex software.

Impact and Result

This solution set will help you:
• Understand the Project Management Essentials.
• Implement the essentials to improve project success rate.
• Provide tools and templates for successful project planning, monitoring, and communication.

Focus on Project Management Essentials Research & Tools

1. Understand the essentials

Improve project success with minimal pain or change.

2. Develop a project plan and track progress

Ensure adequate project progress tracking and accountability.

3. Conduct a project kick-off meeting

Ensure understanding of team member responsibilities to create consistent stakeholder expectations.

4. Manage progress and update plan

Ensure that the project progresses well.

5. Keep management informed

Ensure that the organization is ready to leverage the results.

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We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Talk to an Analyst

Our analyst calls are focused on helping our members use the research we produce, and our experts will guide you to successful project completion.

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You can start as early as tomorrow morning. Our analysts will explain the process during your first call.

Get Advice From a Subject Matter Expert

Each call will focus on explaining the material and helping you to plan your project, interpret and analyze the results of each project step, and set the direction for your next project step.