Why is your project taking place right now? And not last year, or next year? Are there also any other projects taking place now? Why? What is the challenge? This can be either a threat or opportunity that is the cause / reason for the project. What is the legacy the organization wants to leave …
Some projects are interventions in a larger organization. After your project is finished things have changed. You altered structures, processes and people’s lives inside the host organization. When I talk about projects here at Project Shrink I am talking about “projects as interventions”. So. Your project is a temporary structure within the host organization. This …
When you conduct a project within a larger organization (the host organization) you might feel like an explorer at first. You arrive with your ragtag crew in a foreign culture. On an adventure. With maps and stuff. Like the famous explorers from the old days, you can follow two strategies on arrival. Mix with the …
A project has its own culture. This culture can be very different from the organization it is operating in. How do you make sure the project culture isn’t crushed by the larger organizations’ culture? And how do you make sure that project team members are still welcome in the organization when the project is done? …