WHAT IS THE BEST PRACTICE IN PROJECT MANAGE-MENT?

Success Problem

Best Practice is one of those terms that is frequently used, but rarely explained.

Impact

Best Practice is the currently recognised best way to fulfil a task, complete an activity or achieve a stated goal. Best Practice is not static because, those who seek to implement it also consistently look for further, continuous improvements.

Recommendation

The key elements of Best Practice are: THE ORGANISATION – the structures, governance and support systems within the organisation itself, which ensure that decisionmaking, resources, skills and processes are aligned for success. THE PROCESSES – that have been tried and tested in a wide variety of contexts and have proved to be effective. THE PEOPLE – with the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience for the task in hand. For Best Practice to be effective, the quality of all the key elements is of paramount importance. The organisation needs to clearly understand what it is seeking to achieve, recognise the need to establish effective corporate programme and project governance, know which processes to adopt, appreciate how best they can be introduced, and recognise the importance of training and supporting its people. The best practice for programme and project management is carefully and detailed defined in IPMA Competence Baseline.

Category

• Organization & Structures & Processes