Identify one project that is in its initiation stage. Enforce the team to follow the good project management processes. When the project is completed successfully, move on to the next one and spread the word bottom up. Assign the right project manager. That doesn't always mean promoting your best developer into a project management role.
Project management requires a specific skill set like any other IT technologist.
A project manager should be a great communicator. Successfully completing an IT project isn't impossible. It takes lots of planning, great follow-through and a process to handle changes. While we still know that there are countless opportunities that we haven't even dreamed of yet, we have to start settling down and make business choices that count. Laura Dribin Werner is President of Integrated Systems Management, Inc., an IT consulting practice specializing in IT project management.