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Agile methods, tools and case studies.
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What I can’t understand is why most schools shun formal project management methods? More than any almost any other type of organization, schools have to deal with constant change: personnel, curricula, buildings – so many different elements! Whilst it would be overkill (and the cost prohibitive) to have everyone within an organization PRINCE2-ceritified, I would definitely recommend the following:
Senior & Middle Leadership – full PRINCE2 Practitioner status
Teachers, Learning Support Assistants and Site staff – PRINCE2 Foundation status
If tied to professional development activities, the 7 PRINCE2 principles could really make a difference to organizational efficiency:
1 Continued business justification *2 Learn from experience3 Defined roles and responsibilities *4 Manage by stages5 Manage by exception *6 Focus on products7 Tailor to suit the project environmentThe three I’ve highlighted would in particular benefit schools and make them much less frustrating (and much more productive) places to work. To explain those three:
Continued business justification – at the end of each stage the Executive (usually be the Headteacher) decides if the ‘business case’ is strong enough to continue the project.Defined roles and responsibilities – project roles are based upon the ability of the person’s role within the school to allocate resources and carry out the task (and not on personalities).Manage by exception – once each stage plan is agreed with specified tolerances, the project manager gets on with it, only raising exceptions to the Project Board if the tolerances (time, cost, scope) are exceeded.
36 items | 4 visits
Agile methods, tools and case studies.
Updated on Nov 25, 14
Created on Mar 15, 11
Category: Computers & Internet
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