Comments on: Project Processes Part I – The mechanics http://svprojectmanagement.com/project-processes-part-i-the-mechanics Project management wisdom from practictioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anuradha (Anu) Subramanian http://svprojectmanagement.com/project-processes-part-i-the-mechanics/comment-page-1#comment-5703 Anuradha (Anu) Subramanian Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:24:14 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=2620#comment-5703 Each of these can equally hard, IMHO, depending on the problem at hand. I've found it best to implement lifecycle changes in parts so there is incremental progress, and also because people do not take to big changes easily. So, really then it's the same set of difficulties as it's really just a list of minor problems. In general, if you can involve people in architecting the change, they will become vested in it. That's the best way to make it happen. If you can break down a big lifecycle change into smaller minor parts you're looking at more opportunities to involve different sets of people. Each of these can equally hard, IMHO, depending on the problem at hand. I’ve found it best to implement lifecycle changes in parts so there is incremental progress, and also because people do not take to big changes easily. So, really then it’s the same set of difficulties as it’s really just a list of minor problems.

In general, if you can involve people in architecting the change, they will become vested in it. That’s the best way to make it happen. If you can break down a big lifecycle change into smaller minor parts you’re looking at more opportunities to involve different sets of people.

]]> By: Loyal Mealer http://svprojectmanagement.com/project-processes-part-i-the-mechanics/comment-page-1#comment-5677 Loyal Mealer Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:09:22 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=2620#comment-5677 Excellent post. i love your list of things to consider when developing or changing a project process. So, what do you find is the hardest? Implementing a new lifecycle? Or more minor things like getting everyone to use the same code control environment? Excellent post. i love your list of things to consider when developing or changing a project process. So, what do you find is the hardest? Implementing a new lifecycle? Or more minor things like getting everyone to use the same code control environment?

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