Generate Concept
¿ Prioritize project in terms of an organization’s overall governance, project portfolio processes
¿ Assist project leaders with business case development
¿ Ensure the project links to a company’s strategic goals
Plan Resources
¿ Add project to the project management or portfolio system
¿ Assign staff and resources to the project
¿ Lay out governance standards, including repeatable project processes, training and metrics
Launch Project
¿ Provide coaching and mentoring to project managers
¿ Begin to facilitate ongoing project planning sessions
¿ Ensure proper tracking of project data and milestones
Provide Ongoing Project Management
¿ Ensure regular project status reports are available to decision-makers
¿ Coordinate communications across business units
¿ Conduct regular quality assurance reviews
Complete Project
¿ Lead post-implementation reviews
¿ Capture and record lessons learned
¿ Ensure that project data and project team evaluations are recorded and distributed to decision-makers
Source: Bill Stewart of the Project Management Leadership Group