{"id":856,"date":"2017-09-03T05:03:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T03:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/?p=856"},"modified":"2017-09-30T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T07:28:23","slug":"the-project-management-maturity-level-of-your-company-doesnt-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visbo.de\/en\/the-project-management-maturity-level-of-your-company-doesnt-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"The project-management-maturity-level of your company doesn\u2018t matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to questions such as &#8220;how do I get better overview and transparency in my multiproject situation&#8221; very often it goes unquestioned, that you first need to improve processes, then you can expect to gain benefits. As we have described in our blog article\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/the-multiproject-management-executives-dilemma-and-how-a-change-in-perspective-may-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Executives Dilemma&#8221;<\/a> VISBO just turns that around:\u00a0<strong>First gain benefits, then improve processes.\u00a0<\/strong>We call that Lean Multiproject Management. We strongly believe that each company can\u00a0\u00a0gain benefits first, then improve processes, no matter what project-management-maturity level is already achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples what we can do in so-called discovery workshops and what benefits companies can expect in a first step.<\/p>\n<h2>Example 1: Low Level of project-management-maturity<\/h2>\n<h5>The Situation<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>There are no digital project plans existing<\/li>\n<li>Lack of overview and transparency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How VISBO Lean Principles and software tools may help<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>High-Level Definition of project templates; see <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/09\/project-template.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Example of project template<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rule- and template based Batch- &amp; interactive 1-Click creation of Version 1 project plans<\/li>\n<li>Quick staffing of projects\/phases by allocating sum of people days required for a certain role in a certain project resp. project-phase<\/li>\n<li>Visualize project landscape and analyse potential bottlenecks; see <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Visualize-Project-Landscape.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Example of Visual Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1-Click Powerpoint Report creation for various stakeholders; see <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bottleneck-Analysis.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Example of Bottleneck Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>The Benefits<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Common understanding by visualization of project landscape<\/li>\n<li>Early warning system for bottlenecks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Example 2: Medium\u00a0Level of project-management-maturity<\/h2>\n<h5>The Situation<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital project plans are existing<\/li>\n<li>Not every stakeholder has access to the tool or knowledge how to use the tool to get to the data<\/li>\n<li>Many stakeholders with different information needs cause project managers to spend much, if not most of their time for creating and regularly updating reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How VISBO Lean Principles and software tools may help<\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_812\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S-OFCjiNuzM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-812\" class=\"wp-image-812\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Video-Smart-Report.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Video-Smart-Report.png 1719w, https:\/\/visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Video-Smart-Report-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Video-Smart-Report-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/visbo.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Video-Smart-Report-1024x541.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to see Video<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Import project data, even in various formats<\/li>\n<li>1-Click Powerpoint Report creation : Project Canvas, Multiproject Roadmap Poster, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Always-up-to-date reports: Powerpoint reports are able to synchronize automatically with plan-snapshot database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>The Benefits<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce efforts needed to create reports for various stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate efforts needed to update reports for various stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>All stakeholders being \u201eon-the-same-page\u201c increases project efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Example 3: High Level of project-management-maturity<\/h2>\n<h5>The Situation<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital project plans for current projects do exist<\/li>\n<li>Best practice project templates for several kind of project types do exist<\/li>\n<li>There is a constant stream of\u00a0future project ideas , proposals and requests coming from the innovation process, sales, intern business Units, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How VISBO Lean Principles and software tools may help<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Import current projects, even in various plan-formats<\/li>\n<li>Rule- and template based Batch- &amp; 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