ADVANCED

PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES

HOW-TO GUIDE
 Advanced Project Management Techniques
HOW-TO GUIDE

Once an organization undertakes the process of standardizing Project Management, the next step
is to benchmark maturity levels in the 9 key project management competencies, and set goals for
improving in each area.

Use Demand Metric’s downloadable Project Management Maturity Assessment to

identify your strengths and weaknesses, and work to optimize your methodology.

Project Management Competencies:

Scope Management – business requirements are well defined; stakeholders stay engaged;
Change Request Forms are used to approve scope changes; adjustments to delivery timelines are
made to manage expectations.

Time Management – scheduling and resource planning is performed; projects are systematically
prioritized to ensure resource allocation; formal Project Schedules and Work Breakdown Structures
are used consistently.

Cost Management – cost estimates and plans are tracked against a baseline and integrated
into project office system; lessons learned are used to improve documented cost management
processes.

Quality Management – quality processes are well defined and documented; checkpoints are
scheduled for quality assurance (QA); Post-Project Evaluations are used to improve quality manage-
ment proactively.

Human Resources Management – formal project teams are assembled; processes exist to define
how to plan/schedule projects; HR time/cost is measured; resource forecasting is used to schedule
projects.

Integration Management – cross-project integration is performed to drive efficiency; integration

processes are measured and managed.

Communications Management – Project Charters are used to document project communication

plans; collaboration tools are used; communication processes and tools are consistently improved
to increase effectiveness.

Risk Management– risks are documented in project planning phase; metrics are used to inform risk
management decisions; senior management is aware of key risks and stays involved to manage them.

Procurement Management – contract management and build vs. buy decisions are made at
organizational level; cost-savings are realized.

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Bottom Line
Project Management is the lifeblood of every organization; embrace this process and work to
make your department the leader in project management maturity. At the very least, you will learn
a skill set that is well received in any organization.

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 Action Plan
STEP 1 - Assess Your Projects Maturity

Assess Your Evaluate Your Project

1 Projects
Maturity Management Maturity

Start this initiative by

Standardize
downloading Demand
Project
2 Management Metric’s Project Management
Maturity Assessment and
determine your organizational
strengths and weaknesses.

Benchmark your maturity in

3 Train your Staff each of the 9 competency
areas, and evaluate your
overall score.

Measure
4 Progress

Project Management Maturity Assessment

Help other
5 Departments
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