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rojectManagement (PM) is a
profession, and shouldnot be
underestimated!
MetierCEO
HalvardKilde
launches straight
intohis favorite topicaswemeet him in
Metier’soffices inOslo. -Toput it simply,
PM is about choosing the right projects
andexecuting them in the rightway,
every time. But it is complex:Onceyou
start (after thoroughanalysis), youneed
control over all thedetailsof yourproject,
how it is structured,whodoeswhatwhen
andhow, controlover time, costand
quality, andsoon.
International studies likePMI’sPulseof
Profession indicate thatasmuchas3of5
projects fail tomeet theirgoals.Theseare
projectsamounting tomore than600bill
NOK inNorwayalone. Theupside tobetter
projects is indisputable.
- In theend,ProfessionalProject
Management isabout securing
profitability.Andbyworking the rightway
andgainingcontrol, youalsoachieveother
advantages:Youbecomeadependable
partner,andyou increase theorganization’s
ability to interactandcooperate.The latter
alsobuildsastrongculture thatwill attract
and retaingoodpeople.
SPECIALISTS IN BOTH PROJECT
HANDLING ANDMETHOD
IMPROVEMENT
Metierhasoffices inOslo, Stavanger,
TrondheimandÅlesund, andmore than
30years’ experiencewith full-range
ProjectManagement. 150employees
andanetworkofone thousandproject
professionalshandleall aspectsofproject
management.
-We focuson twoscenarios:Youhave
aconcreteprojectandneedhelp to
qualityassure itorexecute it thebestway
possible to reachyourgoals;oryouhavean
organizationdealingwith frequentprojects
andwant tooptimizePMpractices.Either
way,weknowhowdemanding itcan
be, andwhat it takes tosucceedandbe
productive.
-Iknowthereare leadersoutthereright
nowwhosleepabituneasybecauseofa
particularproject,orproject issues,Kilde
asserts.-Ifyouareoneofthem,Metier isyour
projectmanagementhouseofchoice.
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TEXT: KETILBERG
PHOTO: FREDRIKWARBO
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PPM) IS NEEDEDMORE THAN EVER AS COMPETITION RISES AND
PROJECTS GET MORE COMPLEX – EVEN FOR ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY COMPETENT IN THIS AREA.
P
IMPROVE SLEEPWITH PPM
Facts
Metiers’ PPMbest practices for
thoseorganizations thatwant
toachieve successful projects,
repeatedly:
1. Buildproject competenceand
implement acommonproject
methodology systematically in the
entireorganization
2. Define themanagement’s
responsibility inproject
governance
3. UseamodernPM IT-solution to
get agoodoverviewof all projects
4. Ensurecontrol of each individual
project and that youhave the right
resources topull it through
If you don’t have control
of your projects, you are
probably not productive,
warnsMetier CEOHalvard
Kilde.
