What's your style?
Project Management is part science, part art.
Here at Ninja Management, we can determine what approach fits the needs of your business, and not the other way around.
Project Management is part science, part art.
Here at Ninja Management, we can determine what approach fits the needs of your business, and not the other way around.
PROJECT APPROACH
Waterfall is a traditional approach to project management that assumes you know the desired outcome. It has been used in all types of businesses, and generally as part of large organizations in IT.
Although it is still widely in use, many firms now incorporate a hybrid of Waterfall and AGILE where the latter is applied as a POC (proof of concept).
If your project is long term and using standard operating procedures, virtually guaranteed resources and is not net new to the market, Waterfall is probably for you.
AGILE is becoming more and more popular in large businesses, particularly in relation to software development.
AGILE is designed for creative outcomes or large groups of stakeholders. The advantages are seen in particular with teams that design their own product and can quickly gain feedback from stakeholders before proceeding to the next phase, and also with teams customizing a 3rd party solution.
Although this technique was developed for intrepid, boutique digital enterprises, it can be applied to non IT businesses in relation to their marketing strategies, new operating tools or even a new business process applied internally to multiple business units. If your project is short term and highly customized, AGILE may be for you.
LEAN is about delivering more value with less waste, and has inherited traits from AGILE methodology to remove bureaucratic obstacles that would cost unnecessary time and resources to product development.
LEAN can be applied using 6Sigma/Deming Cycle or Kanban methodology for value improvement projects in IT, or as a LEAN concept in other industries as illustrated by Toyota in The Machine That Changed The World.
PROJECT MANAGER OR PROJECT DELIVERY TASK FORCE?
Getting a good project manager depends not only the individual's qualification or certifications, but also the organization's maturity in the project delivery arena.
Many organizations and even government, have a thriving Project Management Office or a Business Unit that monitors overall project delivery, implementing reporting standards and educating stakeholders on what it takes to deliver within budget and schedule. However, for some leaner enterprises or large enterprises with many stand-alone divisions, a traditional PMO can be a hindrance.
This is where our project delivery task force consisting of project managers and project delivery consultants specializing in governance, OCM, M&A and entrepreneurial management will assist you in tailoring your project management structure towards your organizational needs. We will help you create your vision and establish your road map to build your business from ad-hoc project management to a well-oiled machine of delivery. As we cross-train your team and help you hire the right talent to move forward we will scale out and support you as your tailored project management needs require.
Many organizations and even government, have a thriving Project Management Office or a Business Unit that monitors overall project delivery, implementing reporting standards and educating stakeholders on what it takes to deliver within budget and schedule. However, for some leaner enterprises or large enterprises with many stand-alone divisions, a traditional PMO can be a hindrance.
This is where our project delivery task force consisting of project managers and project delivery consultants specializing in governance, OCM, M&A and entrepreneurial management will assist you in tailoring your project management structure towards your organizational needs. We will help you create your vision and establish your road map to build your business from ad-hoc project management to a well-oiled machine of delivery. As we cross-train your team and help you hire the right talent to move forward we will scale out and support you as your tailored project management needs require.