Goal Orientated Project Management

Goal Directed Project Management

Changes are an inevitable part of any project in a fast moving, demanding environment. Lack of control can lead to a loss of direction and increases in costs and timescales. However, a rigid approach is not flexible and results in constant re-planning and repetition of tasks.

Our approach is to first focus on the goals and objectives required to achieve the change then to manage the tasks. This goal directed approach to project management provides the flexibility to manage uncertainty plus the control to resolve risks and issues. It also ensures the impact of change on the project is understood, measured and managed.

The challenge of goal directed project management is to manage not only the introduction of the hard technical changes but also the soft changes in the organisation to support the new technology.

Software to process data quickly is only part of the toolset for project management. At 3Peaks, our methodology is designed to support the key elements of a project through its whole life cycle. This ensures a logical and organised process that is scaleable to any project. Key elements within the methodology include:

• Approval - gain authorisation and commitment of the stakeholders.

• OrganisationвЂ" define the availability, utilisation and structure of the team.

• Scope and objectivesвЂ" clear goals, milestones and deliverables with agreed accountabilities.

• PlanningвЂ" develop and adjust the detailed schedule.

• Risk analysisвЂ" control issues that affect the milestones and deliverables.

• Change control - assess and handle the impact of change on the project.

• CommunicationвЂ" share information effectively between the project and the business.

• Post implementation reviewвЂ" collect key learning to optimise the processes and systems.

3Peaks follow this methodology to ensure both the project and the business benefit from a controlled plan to achieve the goals and objectives as well as managing the change.

Project management of an ERP implementation

To support their strategic objectives of substantially increasing capacity and sales growth, our client embarked on a programme to implement new production planning and control systems. They are an autonomous manufacturing unit of an NHS Trust producing pharmaceutical products for hospitals, retailers and chemists. The project manager left the trust and 3Peaks was approached to take over the ERP system’s implementation to support the financial and operational requirements of the business.

The challenge

The client required the implementation to have a phased approach to minimise the impact to their business. It was essential that the first phase went smoothly to ensure continued support from the Trust for the remainder of the project. The challenges were:

• Delivery to tight timescales.

• Cost control.

• Stakeholder management and communication.

• Co-ordination with external resources such as the system provider and the NHS Trust support functions.

• Ensuring conformation to GMP standards.

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