Greetings!
Welcome to the October 2010 edition of the P3 Leader, a Hendon
Group publication. The P3 Leader provides tips and techniques that
Portfolio, Program, Project Leaders and Executive Leadership teams
should find useful with leading their strategic initiatives.
Hendon
Group would like your feedback on the articles contained in in our
newsletters. We would also like your suggestions for future newsletter content.
Please send your comments and feedback to imh@hendon-group.com.
Ira M. Hendon, MBA, PMP®
President and CEO
Hendon Group, Inc.
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 Tip of the Month
Issue Management
There is an
old saying, "If you take care of the mole hills, the mountains will take care
of themselves." Many programs and
projects leaders go into crises management mode unnecessarily. Reason - frequently the leadership team,
program or, project manager are too busy fighting other program and/or project
related fires.
If this
sounds like insanity, you are right. Program
and project issues are like Accounts Receivable...they get worst with age. Address small issues promptly before they
become big issues. You will find if you
follow this tip, you will have more time to focus on ensuring your Customer has
a positive experience throughout the program / project life cycle. |
You have the tools to control Scope Creep 
Scope Management
The Project Management Institute (PMI) publishes A Guide to The
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition.� In this
guide, Project Scope Management is described as "primarily concerned
with defining and controlling what is and is not included in the
project" (p. 103). This sounds simple but, many Program and Project
Managers have issues with "scope creep". Why?
Other reasons may exist
but, in my experience, the three main reasons for scope creep are
incomplete scope definitions, trying to satisfy a client's requests and
what is known in the industry as "gold plating". For those of you
unfamiliar with the term, gold plating can be best described as the
addition of extra functionality (i.e. bells and whistles) to the project
that is outside of the project objectives defined in the Project
Charter. Learn more. |
Pro ject Management for Small Business Owners workshop - November 4, 2010
Professional Development
Small business
owners are constantly facing the challenge of wearing multiple hats and
managing multiple work streams every business day. Many of these work
streams should be managed as projects.
Hendon Group, Inc. is teaming with the College of Lake County (CLC) Illinois Small Business Development Center (IL SBDC)to conduct an evening workshop on project management for small business
owners. The "Project Management for Small Business Owners" workshop
will be held at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the
College of Lake County's Grayslake Campus.
Learn more.
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