Because Managing a Project Should be Easy!

Consider it. Done!

Information technology and professional service executives: are you struggling to get dozens of projects done while effectively managing your daily work load?

You can get more projects done without endangering your core services.

Do you seem to have more projects in progress than you can handle without sacrificing your core business? Does your business have several projects going simultaneously and even though you know they are all connected you can't "see" how and you are not realizing the business value demanded? Does your organization use MS Project or other tools and you are not getting all you can from them? Does your business seem to have a different approach for every new project? When you start a new project do you have a hard time allocating your scarce resources without pulling them off other projects and delaying the business benefit you desperately need?

Are you an information technology professional -- professional services executive, non-profit leader, event planner, small business owner, or an independent consultant, etc. -- who wants to take on more projects or a large project but you are struggling with getting your projects launched effectively without sacrificing yourself, your team, or your regular work load?

We help mid-size organizations get twice as many projects done in half the time without neglecting their everyday work.

Do you love what you do but find it a real chore to do the extra tasks imposed by various projects? And have you found that just following the advice in project management books or seminars has worked less than you had hoped? Do you find yourself finishing up your "real" job at night and on weekends because special projects take up your whole workday?

Managing a project shouldn't be a struggle. Managing a project should be just as easy and fun as performing your normal job duties. Of course, you'll find it a lot more enjoyable and rewarding if your project activities give your organization more bottom line results rather than just more work. And your team will be a lot more enthusiastic if most of those projects actually make work more interesting while allowing you to actually get more done in your day instead of giving you more to do. Sound impossible? It's not.

Successful, effortless project management starts with having a simple framework in which to process authorized projects. Because we treat projects as a different way of doing our work we develop two distinct organizational practices that pull teams between doing their "real" job and doing project work. No matter what project management techniques or strategies we apply (even if they're the right ones), we usually fall flat on our faces because we have the wrong "Project Mindset."

Successful project management starts with a mindset that understands how projects fit into your organizational structure and culture. Then it's a matter of working with the fundamental principles of project management. We call these principles the Framework and the Methodologies. The Framework adapts to your organizational structure and the Methodologies incorporate your culture without sacrificing project management best practices.

The team at My Project Partner has been managing real projects within organizations with vastly different cultures and structures for nearly 20 years helping organizations get more projects done without sacrificing their core duties. Whether providing training, coaching, or consulting we always find a way to reconcile your professional services with project management. If you'd like to learn more about how your Project Partner can help you start getting your projects done in addition to your regular duties, please give us a call at 562-500-6737.

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