• Project review alternatives
    • quarterly forum for project status updates
      • this seems to have value in particular for Marilyn
      • change name to "status updates"
      • this is information sharing, have ability to ask questions
      • allow sr staff to choose what projects they want to hear about
      • sr staff only
      • provide project status (similar to sponsor updates)
        • every PM would answer same questions (for example)
          • What is the goal of project?
          • What phase are you currently in? (refer to the Project Life Cycle At A Glance)
            • status of deliverables for previous phase
              • for instance, if you are in requirements gathering, has your scope statement been approved and signed off on?
            • status of tasks for current phase
              • for instance, if you are in testing, what is your current defect rate?
              • what tasks are behind in you project plan?
            • upcoming milestones
          • What risks and issues are you currently experiencing?
            • mitigation or plan
      • presenting PMs present for the whole thing
      • all active projects
    • biweekly project consultations (help forum)
      • presenters self select (we would start with some volunteers)
      • possibly like a "project pipeline"
      • focus on specific projects and solve issues
      • identify trends
      • what is PMBAs role in this? the stable of experts? evolve this group and membership
      • ideally all PMs participate and bring project memebers
      • this is the place that PMs talk about issue and help each other
      • stable of experts you can consult at any time (coaches/mentors)
      • focus on leading projects and improving delivery
      • proactive and timely
      • peer to peer review and support
      • no sr staff in attendance
      • want staff to engage at particular milestones, such as project plan, requirements gathering, user acceptance testing
    • monthly learning forum
      • change brown bag format to be less top down
      • open to any and all staff
      • need to develop topics based on what staff are interested in
      • project consultations will generate topics
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