Do you have a PM conscience

There are some project managers who write lists, and there are those whose head for detail is staggeringly good, and there are a lot of us that wake up with a start as the sleeping brain throws up that thing that you didn’t do and should have.

It’s not the little things, the memos not written or that chat you ought to have made time for that brings on the panic attack. It’s when you’re not sure, but you have to make the decision; it’s when you want evidence, insight, assurance – something -that the path you’ve set the project on, and the decision about the investment entrusted to you is right, or at least the best one given what is known, and what could be known.

Project governance - whether project manager or project sponsor - is a lonely job, you are the hub, and in the din of action it is not easy to hear the ‘still small voice’ of experience that would guide you right. The people who can help are other committed project managers, they understand the issues; they share the disciplines that are the cornerstone of project judgement, but they also share the time pressures and isolation – and they therefore don’t help.

What you could do with is a project managers’ Jiminy Cricket that has considerable PM expertise and experience, and has access to huge resources of evidence, insights and innovation in solving project dilemmas, and knows how to get it across to you so that the important things don’t get overlooked and the lessons learned by generations of project managers don’t have to be learned anew.

What you need is a PM conscience.CITI has these. If you are faced with a difficult and complex project - and you want to do it well; if you have moved jobs or roles and would appreciate support in taking the next few steps; if you have just been thrown a challenge to move your organisations’ project performance up a notch or two and would like to achieve it and yet keep some form of work-life balance – you will find having a conscience really helps. Talk to people who’ve had one, and then come and talk to CITI.