Project Management

In many organizations how projects are managed creates significant waste.  You may even have the sense that this is true for your organization.  That your organization is not yet managing projects as effectively as it could.

Improving project management eliminates waste.  Eliminating this waste greatly increases the rate at which projects are completed by the organization, improves product quality and increases morale.

At Common Sense we can provide your organization with project management services that dramatically improve your ability to consistently complete projects quickly and well:

• Project planning

The development of effective project plans is an area where many organizations struggle.  The lack of a highly effective planning process brings serious negatives that typically are not recognized.

In particular, without a highly effective planning process, the organization's plans 1) contain much more work than is strictly necessary to fully achieve the project's objectives, and 2) are far more brittle than they should be, which creates chaos during execution.

We can provide your organization with an effective planning process and help you plan (or re-plan, if need be) your projects.

• Project execution

A highly effective set of project plans is necessary, but not sufficient, for good execution.  Good execution also requires the ability to track the execution of a project portfolio and know which projects are executing well and which projects need assistance.

Good execution also requires a road-runner, or sprinting, style for project team members.  In software, the sprint is an essential concept of Scrum.  In project management, the road-runner behavior is an essential part of the Critical Chain project management strategy we embrace.

We can provide your organization with the tools and assistance needed to execute effectively on the projects in your portfolio.