Comments on: Project Management, Where Are Thou? http://www.playoutintelligence.com/2008/10/project-management-where-are-thou/ product & service innovation, business and technology strategy, content capitalization, playout intelligence, telco2.0. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Project Management http://www.playoutintelligence.com/2008/10/project-management-where-are-thou/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Project Management Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:29:11 +0000 http://www.playoutintelligence.com/?p=92#comment-1675 Great informative post Great informative post

]]> By: Thorsten Claus http://www.playoutintelligence.com/2008/10/project-management-where-are-thou/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Thorsten Claus Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:57 +0000 http://www.playoutintelligence.com/?p=92#comment-1039 True, but here's the caveat: I've seen seven technology consultancies in the past two months, trying to sell me on their technology engineering know-how in the "new media" industry. When I asked about their processes, methodologies, project management, reporting, staffing, sourcing, risk managment, etc., their answer was something along the lines: "we're not *that* kind of consultants who will try and rip you off with useless overhead. We're getting things done." Which shows me that in some industries consultants have such a bad reputation that selling project or program management even seems to be something *bad*, something unprofessional. While many telecoms might not understand or grasp the reach and impact of "new media", many of technology-centric companies should be able to understand the terror and anger when you would pickup the phone and you have no dial tone (Hello <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2528598453_9edb03d061.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>). True, but here’s the caveat: I’ve seen seven technology consultancies in the past two months, trying to sell me on their technology engineering know-how in the “new media” industry. When I asked about their processes, methodologies, project management, reporting, staffing, sourcing, risk managment, etc., their answer was something along the lines: “we’re not *that* kind of consultants who will try and rip you off with useless overhead. We’re getting things done.”

Which shows me that in some industries consultants have such a bad reputation that selling project or program management even seems to be something *bad*, something unprofessional. While many telecoms might not understand or grasp the reach and impact of “new media”, many of technology-centric companies should be able to understand the terror and anger when you would pickup the phone and you have no dial tone (Hello Twitter).

]]> By: PM Hut http://www.playoutintelligence.com/2008/10/project-management-where-are-thou/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 PM Hut Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:36:23 +0000 http://www.playoutintelligence.com/?p=92#comment-1038 I have been involved myself in the Telecom industry and I can also tell you that one of the biggest time wasters was the roaming (especially in small operations, where resources are multi-tasking). Selling Project Management to the client is an excellent idea, the whole thing is about presenting proposals professionally. I have been involved myself in the Telecom industry and I can also tell you that one of the biggest time wasters was the roaming (especially in small operations, where resources are multi-tasking).

Selling Project Management to the client is an excellent idea, the whole thing is about presenting proposals professionally.

]]> By: Project Management, Where Are Thou? http://www.playoutintelligence.com/2008/10/project-management-where-are-thou/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Project Management, Where Are Thou? Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:46 +0000 http://www.playoutintelligence.com/?p=92#comment-1037 [...] Go to the author’s original blog: Project Management, Where Are Thou? [...] [...] Go to the author’s original blog: Project Management, Where Are Thou? [...]

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