This topic is a series of articles that I authored as part of the Program Delivery Effectiveness Group – The source of innovative program delivery techniques by PA Consulting. That blog has six major areas of focus:
- Simply Better PMO – John Hall provides invaluable insight on how your PMO can get the basics right, do the important things well, and minimize overhead.
- Program Management – Alexander Lowry offers insights on strategic program management. His posts address many of the challenges that occur along the program delivery path.
- Portfolio Delivery – Tim Pare shares research findings on portfolio management based on survey data we have collected and, continue to collect, from program managers around the world in a variety of business sectors.
- Design Authority – Andre Vargas discusses techniques for ensuring that solutions are designed & built as imagined through the use of discrete Design Authority function.
- Change Management – Teneka Polite & Precillia Redmond share valuable insights on driving and releasing change to ensure sustainable benefits from change efforts
- ITIL & Program Management – Peter Tarhanidis provides a unique perspective on program management as it applies to service management (ITIL)
My series is based on the contrast between Project management and ITIL service management and how they can co-exist since one is based on the temporary undertaking delivering a unique goal and the latter is based on a lifecycle approach. Below are the key articles that are linked back to that site for
Service Management (ITIL) and Project Management – a contrast in execution
Today many IT organizations are redefining their approach to delivery and support of IT of their customers. Some of those IT organizations are adopting a customer oriented approach to meet the requirements of flawless execution of the services customers receive. As a result, IT organizations adopt both Service Management (ITIL) and the use of Project […]
ITIL Service Strategy and Project Management – a contrast in execution
The purpose of these updates is to continue to show how these two best practices, ITIL and project management provide synergy to improve effectiveness and drive overall maturity for organizations to meet the needs of the business. In this article I will focus at a high level what service strategy and project management can leverage […]
ITIL Service Design and Project Management – a contrast in execution
The purpose of this series of articles is to continue to show how these two best practices, ITIL and project management provide synergy to improve effectiveness and drive overall maturity for organizations to meet the needs of the business. In this third article I will focus at a high level on how service design and […]
Thank you for any comments or feedback that provides clarity to distinguish good practices in developing both these disciplines.
Regards
Peter
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- Delivery and Process (ITIL) – Job Descriptions (freeitjobdescriptions.wordpress.com)
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- How to Develop Next-Gen Project Managers (pcadvisor.co.uk)
Peter Tarhanidis 