This article offers 10 basic steps toward better program management that emphasize those three points of focus. Because of this increased focus and interest, many organizations are attempting to quantify what they do. Instituting planning charts, financial summary charts, and color-coded risk and status charts are not by themselves marks of progress. The team must understand and use the material.
Some organizations appear to have lost sight of that.
They are doing solid planning from a technical perspective but not applying those same disciplined techniques to the business side. The rules that follow are not new, exciting, or particularly insightful, but they work, and may help you avoid some of the problems and pitfalls in getting the job done. In trying to express this concept in ways that are new and different, words fail me. Think about it. With this philosophy in mind, keep an eye out for good ideas in your organization.