P162 The Management of Project Management

The Management of Project
Management
Patrick Weaver FAICD, FCIOB.

Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd
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Presentation Outline
• Introduction
• The Concept of Project Governance
• The Concept of value
• The Concept of Project Delivery Capability
(PDC)
• Conclusions

Introduction
There is a massive governance & management

‘black hole’ destroying stakeholder value
Introduction
• 90% of the time, the concept of ‘project
failure’ is executive buck passing
• Organisation’s managements choose
not to manage their projects well
• But successfully managing ‘projects’ is
still only ½ the battle!
• Value creation needs an end-to-end view!
• Failing to invest in these capabilities is a
governance failure
Introduction
• The interlinked elements of the
‘management of project management’
Traditional project &

Organisational Support
of Project Management program management
Valuable investments - PDC Systems -
in projects &
programs
Governance Support Organisational

& Surveillance Change & Value
Systems Creation
Systems

Introduction
The sphere of ‘project governance’
Download the White Paper:
https://mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1073_Project_Governance.pdf
Traditional project &

Organisational Support
of Project Management program management
Valuable investments - PDC Systems -
in projects &
programs
Governance Support Organisational

& Surveillance Change & Value
Systems Creation
Systems

Governance – Option 1
• All difficult decisions are ‘Governance’
• All oversight roles are ‘Governance’
• Sponsors and ‘Control Boards’ are
‘Governance’
• Proponents: project managers working
in IT and government

• BS 6079:
2010
• Portfolio Mgmt.
= Governance
• Other Mgmt.
= Management

• Governance =
– Concept / Vision / Mission / Attitude & Ethics
– Strategic objectives / Directions / Oversight
– Reflection / Asking the ‘right questions’
• Management =
– Systems / Processes / Functions / Structure
– Decisions and Prioritisation
– Outcomes / Answers
– Surveillance and Discipline
• Proponents: OECD, Stock Exchange, APM
Governance is the
means by which
objectives are
defined & achieved,
not the mechanism
Boards Govern!

Governance Governance Systems
Directors
Board of
Executive The Governance System
The Management System

Management
The Project Delivery System

Middle & Front
Line Managers
(PDC / Org. Change)
Sponsor or
PCB System
The Project Management System

Governance Other Systems – ASX, Government, etc.
Directors
Board of
Stakeholders
Executive The Governance System
The Management System

Management
The Project Delivery System

Middle & Front
Line Managers
(PDC / Org. Change)
Sponsor or
PCB System
. Download the White Paper:

https://mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1084_Governance_Systems.pdf
The concept of value
• Creating value is ‘straightforward’

• The systems needed to create value are
not!



https://mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1078_Change_Management.pdf
Project Delivery Capability

https://mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1079_PDC.pdf
Conclusions
• Most organisation fail to realise the full
value from their projects and programs!
• Two elements are missing
– An effective Project Delivery Capability to
support project management
– An effective Value Delivery Chain
• Not investing in these is a governance
failure, but:

Conclusions
• As a profession we are not helping!
• We don’t have a concept for PDC
– There is no recognised name
– There is no academic research
– There are no recognised standards
(DIN draft standard 69909 excepted)
• We confuse governance and
management (particularly in IT)

Conclusions
• We lack clout at the governance level of
most organisations
• We make excuses for executive
management failure
• We focus on the ‘Iron Triangle’, in
preference to value

Conclusions
• 16 years ago Martin Cobb stated his
paradox: “We know why projects fail;
we know how to prevent their failure
- so why do they still fail?”
• It’s time for a change!

Discussion
The Management of
Project Management
• Questions please
• Contact details:
– Email: patw@mosaicprojects.com.au
– Additional resources:
http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/Resources_Papers_162.html

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The Management of Project

Patrick Weaver FAICD, FCIOB.

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There is a massive governance & management

Traditional project &

Governance Support Organisational

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Traditional project &

Governance Support Organisational

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The Management System

The Project Delivery System

(PDC / Org. Change)

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Executive The Governance System

The Management System

The Project Delivery System

(PDC / Org. Change)

. Download the White Paper:

• Creating value is ‘straightforward’

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Download the White Paper:

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• It’s time for a change!

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