The success of our projects determines the course of our business so stay on top of your projects.
- Project planning is valuable – add tracking and it’s priceless
- Just making a plan is valuable
- We put the effort in so take advantage of it and track it
- Know the pulse of all your projects
- Put some systems in place
- Create a start-up review process
- Have regularly scheduled reporting on all projects
- Track and report on key metrics
- Create a spreadsheet that summarizes all projects
- Managers need to review regularly
- Create routines to make it a habit
- Set aside time every week to review your projects
- Review overall summary of projects and choose one or two to drill down on
- Provide feedback to your project teams
Is there a way to see a sample of your weekly/monthly dashboard?
Yes. I uploaded a quick example of the one we use for project oversight. You can find it here.
To use this for internal tracking I would recommend adding a little more detail like budgets and possibly man-hours or other key aspects.