Total Project Management...the future organization.

1. Total Project Management (TPM)
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3. Total Project Management (TPM)
In a project-based culture, projects are aligned with an organization’s corporate strategy and thus
receive support from managers at all levels People process and technology are the key drivers in
levels. People,
this environment. Excellent communication and collaboration must be developed as norms within the
organization. This style of management will drive accountability into the process and create a
platform for continuous corporate and individual performance improvement.
The model shown illustrates the macro elements that provide an infrastructure for this enterprise-
wide
management system.
When the model is set in motion along with the best practice standards such as communication
protocols, organizational and competency assessments, portfolio analysis, project methodology
development, project planning, application-based work management systems, as well as
coaching/mentoring, it will produce an efficient approach to achieving world-class project
management attributes.
The evolution of project management from a competency into an industry parallels the evolution of
the global marketplace and the world economy. This transformation has created the marketplace we
know today as the new economy The old school perceptions of business have changed allowing the
economy. changed,
emergence of a new breed of customer focused, quality driven, and ultimately more profitable
companies.
Organizations such as these are not driven by, but are oiled with the lubrication of technology – e-
solutions, technical competence and most importantly, a belief that collaborating all we knew, with
what we know, results in time tested experience and optimum results.
TPM will help to stabilize your business process during g
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norm to one of refined efficiency and accountability.
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Successful businesses in all segments have restructured and retooled to respond to
the dynamics of a competitive market place and rapid technological advances. In
doing so, they have changed the perceptions associated with old school business.
TPM and the system of management that it deploys will help guide you through the
changes.
Change is productive when implemented correctly, destructive when not. The
methods that comprise TPM will help to drive the process of change in a productive
way. In fact, the concept of this system is built on the ideal that change equals
improvement.
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The implementation of TPM can save substantial cost associated with poorly executed planning
activities.
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In addition to resource cost, a well-designed project support infrastructure and efficiently structured
processes have multiplied other benefits, including:
• Clarified client expectations
• Measurable processes for both the implementation of project work and continuous
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support
• Performance measurement allowing for cross-functional consistency around reasonable
expectations
• Human Resources becoming integral in resource availability and competency issues, thus
allowing the project manager to focus on the work at hand
• Project portfolio which is guided more directly by the organization’s strategic initiatives
• More accurate management of cost factors
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More effective change management
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All of the aforementioned attributes are relevant to project success. In addition, they are also
relevant to organizational success in our rapidly changing global economy.
TPM encompasses all of the useful elements of time-tested management processes and practices
and merges them with forward-thinking solutions. This merger will incorporate collaborative thinking,
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tools, methods and appropriate technology to create a synchronized and highly productive
company.
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