In a world that faces marketing and technical challenges it is very important that project management and business work together to deliver the correct solution at the correct time. The pace of doing business is increasing rapidly with the surge of digital technology touching every aspect of the commercial world As project management becomes more specialised and business driven using the right project manager at the right time will deliver strategic solutions effectively meeting quality, business and revenue targets.

1. Project Management Today
A Step Ahead

2. The Perfect Partnership
 In a world that faces marketing and technical
challenges it is very important that project
management and business work together to deliver
the correct solution at the correct time.
 The pace of doing business is increasing rapidly with
the surge of digital technology touching every aspect
of the commercial world
 As project management becomes more specialised
and business driven using the right project manager
at the right time will deliver strategic solutions
effectively meeting quality, business and revenue
targets.

3. A Brave New World
Although the fundamentals of business have remained unchanged, the pace
of change and the resultant level of competition at industry level most
certainly has. The key driver underpinning this acceleration is of course the
advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It is
what connects us to individuals, to industries, to each other, to everything.
Processing
power
Data an
Storage
BandwidthInterfaces
Mobile
Bandwidth
Drivers
More than ever today businesses need to
adapt to a market that is aggressive and fast
moving. Project management will help
business bring in the technical change and
transformation needed to succeed.
Business
Project
Management
Technology

4. Business Led Project Management
Project Management
StrategicFocused
Decisive Skilled
Forward
Thinking
Confident

5. Leading TheWay
A skilled project manager is vital for the
success of your organisation. The
experienced project manager knows
how to lead the creation of a project
strategy, build the right project plan and
drive the project to success working
with stakeholders and the project team.
Today the project manager needs to be both a business leader,
understand strategy and how to apply the process and governance
to reach the goals set out by business and to do this nine key
competencies have been identified.

6. Project Management Today 9 Steps to Success
Execution Decision making Communication
Strategy
Development
Team
Management
Business
Acumen
Technical
competence
Critical Thinking Leadership

7. Execution
Risk
Resources
Features
Quality
Time Cost
Scope
Will with the application of strong organisational skills and clearly
defining the risks and the accurate execution of scope, budgets,
schedules and timelines provide the expertise to deliver a successful
project for the organisation and stakeholders
The Project Manager

8. Decision Making
Identify the
problem
Analyse the
problem
Develop
Solution
Action the
Solution
Follow Up
Will conduct decision making by ensuring the correct business
intelligence is in place to collate data allowing for timely decisions
to be made based on facts, circumstances and needs.
The Project Manager

9. Communication
Inform Involve
Engage Agree
Communicate
Will implement the appropriate communication channels to convey
pertinent information to all key stakeholders allowing for the right
information to be available at all times. This would include verbal,
written and cloud based information providing meaningful insights
from a collection of project and business data.
The Project Manager

10. Strategy Development
Strategic
Goals
Clear and
Understood
Have future
vision
Achievable
Will incorporate business and strategic goals from the various
functions and overall business into the way that projects are managed
and through the application of metrics will track the progress towards
the deliverables. Applying strategy will be a key driver for the full
integration and application of project best practices.
The Project Manager

11. Team Management
Where are
we now?
Where are
we going?
How effective
are we?
How are we
measured?
How do we
improve?
The Project Manager
Will lead by example and motivate and be the front-runner to drive
the project team to success. With the understanding of adaptability
and diversification will bring the team together, manage conflict and
form a union that will be focused to succeed, exceed expectations
and have fun along the way.

12. Business Acumen
People
Execution
Business
Acumen
Process
The Project Manager
Will respond to business and market changes that affect the project
and business and integrates new actions to understand the business
trends and their impact in the commercial world today. With the
monitoring of the competition and market influences will provide
business and project strategy to provide the right way to deliver
successful projects using best practice and governance.

13. Technical Competence
Environment
Infrastructure
Process
The Project Manager
Will ensure that the correct level of technology is aligned to the
organisation infrastructure, environment and budget. Using subject
matter expertise will integrate appropriate project management
tools and processes. The project manager will continually improve
knowledge by attending workshops and training programmes to
keep ahead of all technical advancements within their respective
areas or expertise.

14. Critical Thinking
Identify
Assumptions
Check
Accuracy
andValidity
Take
alternative
actions
Take
Informed
actions
The Project Manager
Will apply ongoing analysis of the project o ensure that the project
maintains its validity, objectivity and initial goal and direction. This
will allow the project manager to take informed decisions and
ensure that corrective actions are maintained throughout the
project life cycle.

15. Effective Leadership Supportive
Motivating
Empowering
Delegating
Coaching
Mentoring
The Project Manager
Will deliver effective and responsible leadership for the team and
the business by always providing the right direction and
understanding of the organisation business drivers and how to
position the project to achieve success.

16. A Final Word
The implementation of these 9 key steps will allow
for project management to provide a project
environment that will:
 Achieve success
 Show results
 Bring in change and transformation
 Meet stakeholder expectations
 And keep ahead of the competition
Knowing

17. A Final Word
Project Management will take
you into your business future
with confidence, direction
and vision