Project Management Methodologies For Project Managers

Project Methodology There are numerous project management methodologies available for project managers to choose from. The best process or methodology must take into consideration the unique aspects of the project, including factors such as staff size and system criticality, as determined by the project manager and the core team (Cockburn, 2000). From my vantage point, the primary concern is the team member buy-in and keeping the process participatory, while managing the interaction, communication and contributions from the various team members towards the fulfillment of the objective. It also goes without says, that meeting time, scope, costs and performance, and quality standards are of the utmost importance; to guarantee that the final†¦show more content†¦Project Scope Planning Resources One of the premiere sources available to help understand and define the project scope is A Guide to the Project Management Book of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide). The PMBOK Guide details the scope management process which includes: Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Creating the WBS, Scope Verification and Scope Controls. Because most project failures are attributed to ill-defined scope, this process management criteria helps to ensure that the prerequisite steps or works gets completed, which in turns help to increase the project’s ultimate success rate. There are also numerous scope management templates and simulation programs hosed online such as projectmanagmentdocuments.com and hbr.org. These online sources provide a step by step approach, outlining considerations that should be factored into the creation of one’s scope management plan. The simulation software that is available through the Harvard Business Review, which is helpful because it allows the user to assume the role of a project manager. The end-user is tasked to complete a specific project using the guidelines outlined in the simulation software. Project Phase Project management phases include Project Initiation, Defining Planning, Launch Execution, Performance Control and Project Closure. According to Projectinsight.net (2015), the project initiation phases involves the evaluation of the â€Å"benefits† or the