Best practice and methods

"Having a method is not sufficient for excellent project performance, but it is a necessary pre-condition."

Having organisation-wide methods, practices, techniques and tools has a marked effect on the consistency of performance, the speed of delivery, the adoption of improved practice from others’ experience, and significantly reduces the ‘cost of ownership’ of project competence.

CITI is an independent project management consultancy, and does not promote a specific method. Our research clearly shows that all methods are much the same in their impact. It is not the particular method chosen; it is the way it is applied and adopted by the practitioners, that matters. We have implemented and adapted many methods, from PRINCE2 to Navigator, and our expertise lies in selecting, developing or modifying practices into a coherent and widely adopted in-house method permeating your organisation.

Clients turn to us with many concerns; typically you ask for our help to:

• Select or develop a project method that suits your organisation’s culture
• Design a ‘world class’ project management method
• Develop a consistent approach to the identification / selection of projects
• Apply estimating / risk assessment / planning / reporting procedures
• Embed procedures for benefits realisation

The techniques and services we develop our tailored solution from include:

Consulting services and tools:

• Strategy implementation planning process and tool kit
• Benefits - Impacts - Products (BIP) mapping process
• Guide customisation and tailoring
• Conducting health checks
• Implementing an estimating process
• Implementing monitoring and control procedures
• Business case development / investment appraisal processes
• Method development and implementation
• Post implementation reviews (PIRs), project initiation workshops (PIWs), health checks, surgeries & stage gate reviews
• Process consultancy
• Change management guidebook and toolkit
• Programme management guidebook
• Project management guidebook
• Requirements guidebook
• Sponsor guidebook

Courses and tailored learning solutions, covering areas such as:

• Estimating
• Benefits management
• How to run a risk workshop
• Engaging stakeholders
• Monitoring and control, including using earned value management
• Project initiation and planning
• User guide training

Interim placements:

• Business analyst
• Method consultant
• Process consultant