Project Alignment Products

Risk management template and tools

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Provides a mechanism for organizing, maintaining and tracking the raising and mitigation of risks. The Risk Management process provides a mechanism for recording, maintaining, actioning and tracking the mitigation of risks throughout a project’s lifecycle. The Risk Management process is fundamental to the successful delivery of the project. The Risk Management process ensures that each risk identified within the project is documented, prioritized and mitigated whenever possible. Includes Project Risk Form Template

Quality management template and tools

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Outlines the activities to be undertaken for both Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

Managing stakeholder expectations toolkit

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The purpose of the Managing Stakeholder Expectations toolkit is to outline the various stakeholders involved in a project and methods for engaging and managing their expectations.

Project governance tools

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Defines how to implement an effective Governance Process. The aim of governance is to ensure that the organizational structure and processes required to guide, conduct and support projects are implemented. It also provides guidance for the direction, management, control, and communication of projects.

Configuration management tools

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Provides project team members and customers with the methods and tools used to identify the product being developed, establish baselines, control changes to these baselines, record and track status, and support any auditing of the product.

Project communications template and tools

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Outlines the processes required to ensure effective and timely generation, collection, dissemination and storage of project information.

Change control toolkit template and tools

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The purpose of the Change Control Process is to ensure that all changes to a project are appropriately documented, reviewed, assessed and approved (or rejected).

Procurement management toolkit

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Covers the acquisition of project goods and/or services from both internal departments and external organizations.

Project support toolkit

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Addresses the needs associated with maintenance, repair and enhancement of delivered products or outcomes. This stage is often referred to as the Support Stage. The transition to this stage starts during the Execution phase.

Project closure template and tools

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Defines all the tasks and deliverables which are required to close a project Includes Project Completion Report Template.

Issue management template and toolkit

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The Issue Management process provides a mechanism for recording, maintaining, actioning and tracking the resolution of issues that cannot be resolved immediately. Includes the Project Issue Management Template.

Project progress reporting template and toolkit

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The purpose of the Progress Reporting process is to:

ensure that project performance is being monitored on a regular basis
ensure stakeholders are kept up to date as to the progress of the project, including timelines, costs, issues, risks and changes.

Project monitoring and controlling toolkit

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Ensures project objectives are met through the regular measuring of progress to identify variances from the plan and the application of corrective action when necessary.

Project scheduling toolkit

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Provides an overview on how to convert a list of activities and tasks into a project schedule. The project schedule provides a graphical representation of tasks, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, task duration and deadlines.

Project planning example plan and toolkit

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Project Planning defines what, why, when, how and who will deliver the project. It enables all stakeholders to have a clear understanding of what a project is intended to achieve, why it is needed, how the outcome is to be achieved and what their responsibilities are in that achievement; so that there can be a genuine commitment to the project. Includes example project plan.

Project estimating template and toolkit

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Outlines techniques for estimating the effort/costs of a project.

Project business case template and toolkit

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Assesses the justification for a proposed project, or the options for a project that has already received funding. It supports decisions such as whether to buy, which vendor to choose, and when to implement.

Project scoping toolkit

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Focuses on the development of project scope and discerns project scope from product scope.

PM Accelerate

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PM Accelerate project management methodology is a proven series of toolkits, including templates which ensure the delivery of more effective and predictable project results.These toolkits rapidly equip organizations with the processes, tips, techniques and templates to deliver their projects. The project management methodology is aligned with the Project Management Institute’s project management body of knowledge PMBOK and Prince2. Download 2 free toolkits › Download printable fact sheet › Click here to get an overview of the PM Accelerate toolkits ›

Project Management Capability Assessment Survey

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The Project Management Capability Assessment Survey covers the key project management processes which should be in place for each of the 9 PMBOK areas. It enables an individual, a group or organization to rank itself in each area.

Project Management Improvement Plan

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The Project Management Improvement Plan gives you an objective view of your organisations project management capability. We combine the Project Management Capability Survey and our project manager consultants to prepare a report that outlines potential shortfalls and provide recommendations to remedy these. The report includes:

Analysis of your project management capability against the 9 PMBOK knowledge areas,
List of capability shortfalls,
High priority risks and issues,
An action plan to address these,
Summary of the capability building blocks for project management.

With this report you will be in a much stronger position in addressing project management capability shortfalls in your organization.