Technical Competence
in Project Managers
ProjExc often help their clients to source project
managers. One of the early obstacles in identifying
the ideal candidate profile is agreeing the need
for "technical" knowledge. This can be technical
knowledge of the product or experiential knowledge
of the market place.
There isn't a definitive answer.
One camp believes that unless you have a thorough
understanding of the product/market there is no
way that you can successfully manage a project
in that space. The other camp says all that is
needed to successfully manage a project is solid
project management skills, tools and processes,
while technical knowledge will create a natural
draw to work in the project rather than on ensuring
its success.
As with most things in life, ProjExc are proponents
of balance. Generally, solid project management
competence is the key. Planning and issue resolution
can be helped by a little "technical" knowledge
(sufficient to know when one is having the wool
pulled over ones eyes). ProjExc would love to
know your views on this. Contact them by email,
via their website,
call them on 0845 5279971 or post your thoughts
on their blog. |
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Volume
1, Issue 2, July 2007
Do your clients get what they want on
time, and within budget?
Good, honest, & crucially, independent advice
ProjExc combine what they call the 3 elements
of project success: i) project process, ii) project
tools, and iii) project leadership skills, to
deliver outstanding, real world results on the
bottom line.
ProjExc will help you to stamp out those project
failures and create continued success. |
Project Management Failure Rates Can Seriously Impact
a Company's Bottom Line
Many companies today face out-of-control costs brought
on by projects that are full of changes, past deadline,
over budget and that require more resources than originally
projected. They are plagued by projects that constantly
need modifications because they weren't well planned
and executed the first time. And, late projects create
unsatisfied customers, open the door to increased competition
and can have serious financial impact on the bottom
line. Many surveys back up this concern.
Standish, OGC and others are agreed that business project
failure rates continue to exceed 60%, and according
to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of senior
management and project managers from 200 companies from
30 countries, only 2.5 percent of these companies had
100 percent of their projects on time, within budget,
to scope and delivering the right business benefits.
For more information check out the ProjExc
Project Management News.
ProjExc Gains Coveted UK IT Association Quality
Recognition of
work well done |
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Following a rigorous application
and investigation process, ProjExc last month
gained recognition for the quality of the services
they provide by UKITA (the UK IT Association).
John Williams, Chief Executive of ProjExc said
"we are delighted that the quality of our work
has been recognised by an independent organisation
like UKITA, and are proud to display the mark".
He continued "by working on complex projects with
other companies who also carry a UKITA Quality
Mark, we can assure our clients of the quality
of work, not just from ourselves, but from our
associates as well". |
Want to know some more?
If you want to remove some of the frustrations in your
business that result from project failure, then contact
the ProjExc PM Consultants and discuss their guaranteed
1st year 1000% return on investment.
They can also provide you with some great interim project
managers on a full or part-time basis. Call them on
0121 250 3534 or visit their website:
www.projexc.com
If you would like to read a little more about project
management, then a great starting place is the ProjExc
Project Management Portal, which you can find
at: www.projexc.info |
