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How Much Detail Do I Need In Order To Effectively Manage My Project/Program?
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The amount of detail you need to effectively manage your project/program depends on the nature and complexity of your project/program. For larger, complex change efforts, you’ll likely need more detail in terms of time tracking and budget forecasts because several small variances in time or dollars can add up to very large amounts quickly. Therefore, you should set up a weekly time tracking capability that allows team members to enter and forecast their actual hours by task. Additionally, have each team complete a status report and enter their risks into a risk log so that they can be reviewed weekly. |
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A very efficient approach to organization design is the workshop approach. Here, a small core team develops a series of workshops around every step in the organization design process. They then invite key stakeholders to actively participate in the sessions. The meetings are highly interactive because they are intended to draw out detailed data required to make good decisions. At certain points, the team might take the outputs of those sessions and return with recommendations for the larger group to modify. Clearly, the team will have to work with some management directives where they have no design authority. However, if these are clearly communicated upfront, the organization design output can be accomplished quickly and effectively. |
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