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DRIVE

Want to boost your success in delivering benefits from investment in projects?

Of course most managers use a methodology of sorts, whether it be written on post-it notes stuck to their screen, documented in a stack of procedures on their desk, or included in software that they have bought.  Regardless of the type of methodology used, there is one common theme - that it typically helps them to manage projects and therefore improve their project success.

A methodology is a set of methods, processes and practices that are repeatedly carried out to deliver projects and achieve the benefits. The key concept is that you repeat the same steps for every project you undertake, and by doing that, you will gain efficiencies in your approach. 

Generic standards - like PRINCE2 or ITIL -  give you industry guidance, whereas methodologies give you practical processes for managing projects from inception and right through their entire operational life. Standards are not methodologies, and vice versa.

DRIVE  - Delivering Results from Investments  - gives you:

  • A core set of processes across the whole investment lifecycle to use;
  • A set of templates to help you build deliverables quickly;
  • Hints & Tips built on practical experience;
  • An option for customizing the methodology provided.

While a methodology is not a silver bullet for projects, it should help you by giving you a clear process for managing your investments in projects or live services. Your methodology will tell your team what has to be completed to deliver and operate your project or live service, how it should be done, in which order and by when.

 Using the DRIVE  methodology you can:

  • Create an investment roadmap;
  • Monitor time, cost and quality;
  • Control change and scope;
  • Minimize risks and issues;
  • Manage staff and suppliers;

Of course, you will need to use the elements of the methodology that are most suitable to each project you undertake. For instance, when managing smaller projects, you will only want to apply lightweight processes to your project. And when managing large projects, you should apply the heavyweight processes to monitor and control every element of your project in depth. But if you can manage every investment project you undertake in the same way, then you will gain efficiencies with your approach, work smarter and reduce your stress. You will also give your team a clear understanding of what you expect from them and boost your chances of success.

Find out more...

DRIVE is an extensive product giving processes across the whole investment lifecycle with 100's of templates to help you build deliverables quickly along with hints & tips built on practical experience.

To get a taste of what is available, a sample section is available to view here >>>>. This demo contains the introduction to the Project Management section along with the section on Risk Management [note: many hyper-links have been disabled or removed to make this demo self contained]

If you would like to know more, contact us and we would be happy to discuss how DRIVE could help you.