The Project Management Transformation: A Popular Goal ...

The Project Management Transformation: A Popular Goal: Via PublicCIO: Introducing Innovation ...

Justine Brown writes about a popular goal in many enterprises: the project management transformation. She explores the transformation at the New York City Housing Authority, which embarks on a disciplined project management process to enable more successful IT projects ...

... "The initiation phase sets out a business case that makes the ROI up front -- that makes certain recommendations as to the solution; what the alternatives, inherent risks [and] assumptions are; how possibly to procure it; what resources will be involved internally and externally, etc., said Heller. The Operations Committee must approve the project for it to move to the planning phase, which identifies project requirements, such as potential technologies and resource/cost requirements, and sets the stage for the remainder of the project, which continues through the remaining phases until complete -- assuming it meets each phase's strict entry and exit criteria. ... " ...