People in Projects

Establishing a Post-Planning Project Process

An organization needs to first develop a methodology or standard operating procedures for project management. The methodology provides a frame of reference for project managers and establishes guidelines to follow when reviews are conducted. Lessons learned from reviews can then be used to update project management methodology.

The organization should then form a project management review board consisting of the project management director, an experienced project sponsor, an experienced project manager, and a project team member. Ideally, a past customer of the organization’s project results would also be on the board. If the organization does not have the resources to form such a board, then the ...