Project JumpStart

Implementation Management Planning

As project teams are formed and work begins, the first task is to get agreement on project goals and scope.  Our implementation management planning program, Project JumpStart, produces significantly greater alignment of project team members, reducing the risk of unresolved differences that can slow down implementation.

This facilitated session enables project teams to complete the AIM Project Overview (that goes beyond the traditional project charter), clarify the motivation for change, and establish the foundation for a sound project communication plan.

Given Edwards Deming's statement that success or failure of any process is determined in the first 20% of that process, it's extremely important that initiatives get started correctly.  Project JumpStart accomplishes exactly that.

Program Length

2 days

Who Should Attend

Core intact project team members of a live project, ideally at the start of the project, and assuming the following:

• The project is authorized with an absolute decision to go forward
• The project has been funded or budgeted
• A Leader, Project Manager, or Project Director has been identified
• A preliminary project structure is in place with a core team of 5-10 team members

What Participants Will Learn:

• How to create a clear and commonly-held definition of the change, including defining the desired new behaviors
• How to create a Business Case for Action statement
• How the Business Case for Action is utilized as part of the AIM process
• How to identify what the motivation for change is for this project, and how that motivation impacts implementation strategy

Participant Deliverables:

• A finalized, clear, and compelling Business Case for Action statement
• Verification of an authorizing Sponsor and organization commitment to the project
• An integration strategy that defines interdependencies with any other projects impacted by this implementation
• A decision cost/benefit matrix
• Validated success metrics, including timeframes, budget, business, technical and human objectives
• Identified Target audiences and specific communication to introduce this implementation to the organization
• A strategy for communicating the Business Case for Action
• A high-level implementation strategy and timeline

Benefits to Organization

• Increased likelihood of project success, leading to Return on Investment
• Less business disruption caused by team members who are not aligned and can either inadvertently or purposely create barriers
• Better use of finite resources; less wasted time