Task Description

Introduction

Businesses need to be innovative and creative to create a niche for their business operations. As competition is ever increasing, survivability of an organisation will depend on how well they respond to these challenges. One possible solution is project management. Good project management practices can help organisations to better plan, organise, manage and control work, which leads to better performance and increased productivity.

The project management methodologies of organisations may vary but nonetheless will have a common project management language and framework across the organisation, often adapted from external standards like those of the PMI. However, management structures are different in every organisation and therefore one project management methodology does not fit all. Selecting a standard methodology that does not fit within the framework of the organisation may not achieve its promised benefits.

Scenario

You are a project management consultancy and have been hired to advise three separate organisations on the best choice of project management methodology for each of their respective organisations. Details of the organisations are provided in assessment information accessible from the Assessment block in the unit Moodle site.

Task

You are to present your recommendations for the most appropriate project methodology for EACH of the three organisations to adopt. The methodologies can be chosen from one of the two most commonly known methodologies (i.e. PMBOK developed by the Project Management Institute or PRINCE2,developed by the Office of Government Commerce in the UK) or any other project management methodology that you think best suits the relevant organisation's needs. Your recommendations must be supported by detailed explanations and must also address the following questions:

• Is implementing a project management methodology considered a management level activity? Who should be involved?
• Should the chosen project management methodology be implemented in its entirety? Please support your decision with an implementation plan.
• What issues might you encounter when implementing the chosen project management methodology?
• What should be done to address the difficulties faced in attempting to implement the methodology?
• What benefits do you attribute to the use of the chosen project management methodology