Archive for June, 2009

Support in implementing the project methodology

A question from customers:

Please help me with support in implementation of the methodology.

- I’ve read the “terms of reference” document, part of initiation phase.
- I’ve seen that the document includes also a schedule with all the phases of the project life.
- That seems that I have already a general baseline plan and doing tasks from initiation phase, I’m also in the tracking process ?
- When I establish a baseline plan and how many (after ending of each phase – initiation, planing, execution  – if there are many changes) ?

Answer: the process of establishing a baseline is quite complex. Firstly, you need to have your project plan in a state that correctly reflects the planned view of your project fo rthe road ahead. You then need to set the baseline and then compare planned and actual progress against it.

Project Management Methodologies for Customers

Customer:
I’d like to ask you to help me present the project management methodologies of PM using MPMM within my company at top management level.  Is it possible to have the images in an customizable format? I’d like to translate in Romanian language also the images witch I’m referring to.

Answer:
Sure, we can help you with your presentation of these project management methodologies. We can custopmize the methodology for you, so that it is directly relevant to your customers project management methodology environment.

Project Management Training for MPMM

Question:

I would appreciate if you could provide us a trainer, his credentials and training experiences and the fee for 2 days. We would be selecting the best trainer from different training providers, so please reply to this message immediately.
Your kind and immediate response would be highly appreciated. Looking forward!

Answer:

Actually, we don’t offer services for our products. As can give you project management training directly, for a few hours to gain an understanding of the product if you wish.

Branding a Project Methodology

Customer email:While evaluating the product for my own consulting firm I wonder about the following:

1.Can the project management methodology be branded to reflect my company?
2. Can I market and deploy my own project management methodologies if I was considering this avenue?
Support team:

Sure. To answer your questions, yes MPMM can be branded to reflect your company. You can add your own banner, as well as a logo at the top.

Changing the Project Methodology Templates

Can I change the templates included in your project methodology and if I do, then who owns the copyright? This is a good question. Essentially, we own the copyright, otherwise known as the intellectual property, to the original content included within our project management methodologies. And you own the changes to that content. This means that for every letter you type in your keyboard that’s different to our content, you own it. It’s that simple. If you do change our templates to customize them for your projects, then we suggest that you add your copyright notice to them, alongside ours.

Project Methodology Editions

Which project methodology editions will best suit me? To answer this question, we really need to know what your role is and how you intend to use these project management methodologies within your business. For a person who is responsible for implementing project management methodologies within their organization, the Professional edition is definitely the most suitable. However if you just want to follow an existing project management methodology step-by-step, without needing to customize it, then the Standard edition will be fine.

Which Project Methodologies are Suitable

One favorite question our customers have is whether the MPMM Project Management Methodologies are suitable, or the Method123 project management template set. The answer is that it totally depends on your needs. If you just need a series of documents that help you create project deliverables, then the Method123 template set is the best product for you. However if you need a more comprehensive solution which tells you step-by-step, which activities to undertake to manage your project, then MPMM is the best product for you.

Multi-User Project Methodology Licensing

We’re frequently asked how the multi-user licensing works for our project management methodologies. It’s simple. You pay a single license for each user of the methodology. The license allows you to use the software, methodology and templates included on your desktop PC. If you wish other users to obtain access to the content, then they too will require a license. So in that regard, it’s just like using Microsoft Office software.