TABLE OF CONTENTS Effective project management requires that an organization follow a methodology that includes a project management system tailored to the business being conducted. Organizations using projects as a strategy must follow a rigorous process to achieve its goals and objectives in the most effective manner. Random process application yields random results.
An organization's commitment to using project management is also a commitment to establishing and tailoring a system that works best for that organization. This section provides the basic guidelines for the project management system.
Once a decision has been made to institute the use of project management in the organization, a strategy needs to be developed to establish a framework on how project management will be carried out. The use of a PMS provides for a "way of thinking" as well as an effective way of portraying how a "systems approach" can facilitate the management of projects as building blocks in the design and execution of' organizational strategies. The principal "subsystems" of a PMS include the following:
The Facilitative Organizational Subsystem, which is the organizational design used to provide a focal point for the use of resources to support the project purposes. The key characteristics of such a subsystem include:
Superimposing the project teams on the existing functional structure of the organization.
The creation of a "matrix" organization which provides a paradigm on how complementary authority, responsibility, and accountability are assigned and allocated among the...
