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By Benoit Hardy-Vallee
When it comes to project management, most organizations put their practices before their people. They place more emphasis on rational factors -- the process itself -- and less on emotional drivers that could lead to project excellence -- like their employees' engagement with the project and company. Large projects, especially those in the IT sectors, have a poor record. But forcing team members to adapt to project management processes and procedures makes it more likely that the project will fail. The resulting cost from bad project management is reaching astronomical levels. It represents a significant waste of money, and it poses a threat to organizations that rely on the success of large-scale projects. Gallup's behavioral economics research suggests a different, more powerful approach: behavior-based project management. This approach enables project groups to gain higher levels of emotional commitment and performance from their team members -- and increased levels of emotional involvement from stakeholders -- in a way that improves both engagement and performance. Behavior-based project management applies the principles of behavioral economics to manage an organization's emotional economy. More importantly, it uses scientific research on human nature and the workplace to develop more effective project teams and to enable better project delivery. The high cost of failure Project management is integral to the business world. Milestones, kickoff meetings, deliverables, stakeholders, Gantt charts, and work plans constitute the everyday world of most managers, whether they are called "project managers" or not. Given the vast experience organizations have with project management, it's reasonable to wonder why all projects aren't completed on time, on scope, and under budget. Yet large projects, especially those in the information technology sectors, have a poor record. Multiple studies show that a significant share of projects overrun their original timelines or are never completed. A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which reviewed 10,640 projects from 200 companies in 30 countries and across various industries, found that only 2.5% of the companies in 30 countries and across various industries, found that only 2.5% of the companies successfully completed 100% of their projects. A study published in the Harvard Business Review, which analyzed 1,471 IT projects, found that the average overrun was 27%, but one in six projects had a cost overrun of 200% on average and a schedule overrun of almost 70%. And we all have heard about large construction projects -- the Channel Tunnel, Euro Disney, and Boston's "Big Dig" -- that ended up costing almost double their original estimate. Cost and time overruns also have a profound effect on national economies. One estimate of IT failure rates is between 5% and 15%, which represents a loss of $50 billion to $150 billion per year in the United States. Another study estimated that IT project failures cost the European Union €142 billion in 2004. While bad project management comes with an enormous price tag, the costs aren't always just financial. The seven deaths resulting from the Columbia Shuttle disaster have been attributed to organizational problems, including a weakened safety culture at NASA. The failure of the FBI's Virtual Case File software application cost U.S. taxpayers $100 million and left the FBI with an antiquated system that jeopardizes its counterterrorism efforts. What's more, it seems that this trend is here to stay. With an ever-growing need for accessible and integrated data, organizations require larger platforms to manage supply chains, customer relationships, and dozens of other crucial systems. Mega-software projects are now common in private and governmental organizations. Development is not slowing down, especially in emerging economies. Considering the failure rate of these endeavors, a great deal of human effort and organizational resources likely will be squandered. So why haven't organizations become better at managing projects, especially large ones in the IT sector? Benoit Hardy-Vallee, Ph.D., PMP, is a Consultant for Gallup.
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By Suzie Doscher It is that time of year again, if spending time with the family is not the easiest see if any of these tips can help you for those difficult moments. If you just take one and try it out, it will be better than not having any support for the moment. Time with family can trigger many emotions from the past or the present. If you have chosen to spend the time with family finding it stressful the best thing you can do for yourself is to be considerate and thoughtful in your actions with yourself and with your family.
It is a short lived event, comes around only once per year, these days life seems to fly by, is full of uncertainty. Be sure you do not have any regrets.
If you need to make some changes ... the New Year is around the corner ... a great time to focus on change. by Suzie Doscher Employees stay where they are when they are paid well, mentored, challenged, promoted, involved, appreciated, valued, on a mission, empowered, trusted. As an employee, what is your responsibility in all this?
For support in any of these areas
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 | Based on my professional and personal experiences relating to Personal Growth and Development I found that there are a number of issues everybody faces at one point or another. Becoming aware of and acquiring the life skill to handle the difficult moments makes a huge difference to the quality of your day-to-day life. Having certain life skills and knowing when to reach for one can be compared to knowing that the toothbrush is used to clean your teeth. If you want to be more selective what you say ‘yes’ to, means learning how to say ‘no’. By choosing to behave differently, together with practice and repetition, the brain will rewire itself – neuroscience has proven this. For a more balanced and consequently better quality of life it is worth looking into which life skills your ‘tool kit’ needs acquiring or upgrading. Also, know that maintenance is of the utmost importance - just because you took one bath does not mean you never have to take another one! |
In my coaching practice I like to take care of the ‘housekeeping’ before my client and I focus on achieving the goal they came to coaching for. By ‘housekeeping’ I mean finding out if certain skills are already in place, need exploring, upgrading or acquiring. To name a few:
In coaching once the basic life skills are in place and being maintained we move on to focus on the goal and forward.
BALANCE – A Practical Handbook for Life’s Difficult Moments is the result of wanting everybody to have access to learn these skills without necessarily having to work with a coach, or as my clients tell me ‘they refer to the book when they need a ‘top up’.
Have a ‘Look Inside’ on Amazon and see if it might be useful for you.
- Saying ‘No’
- Allowing yourself to take some ‘me time’
- Or knowing how to schedule time to think away from technology
- Having a grip on time management
- Understanding what to do in a stressful moment
- Being comfortable with asking for help
- Comfortable to communicate
- Knowing your Core Values
- Knowing that change involves practice and repetition! In time the brain rewires itself (you get rid of the ‘virus in the software’)
- Upgrading your social / interpersonal skills
- Enhancing your Self-Esteem / Self-Confidence
- Etc.
In coaching once the basic life skills are in place and being maintained we move on to focus on the goal and forward.
BALANCE – A Practical Handbook for Life’s Difficult Moments is the result of wanting everybody to have access to learn these skills without necessarily having to work with a coach, or as my clients tell me ‘they refer to the book when they need a ‘top up’.
Have a ‘Look Inside’ on Amazon and see if it might be useful for you.
Self-Help Book / Personal Development
by Suzie Doscher
2022 revised and updated 3rd edition
Available now
BALANCE - offers you support in life's difficult moments.
This book is about change and finding balance in life. Full of self-coaching exercises to help you learn and grow.
Available in Paperback and Kindle at Amazon stores worldwide
Audiobook narrated by Suzie Doscher coming later in 2022.
This book is about change and finding balance in life. Full of self-coaching exercises to help you learn and grow.
Available in Paperback and Kindle at Amazon stores worldwide
Audiobook narrated by Suzie Doscher coming later in 2022.
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