"At the beginning of our cooperation, I did not want to apply all your suggestions. In the meantime, I have realized how helpful they were. You have thus made an important contribution to improving our project culture."
(Project employee in a large SAP project)
Improvement of the project culture
According to DIN 69905, project culture is the "totality of the behaviors of the project participants influenced by knowledge, experience and tradition and their general assessment by the project environment".
By project participants we mean the project team members as well as the stakeholders of the projects - including the project team members' superiors. In this way, we also analyze the frequently occurring project-line conflicts.
The project culture can be influenced by:
- "Setting an example" of successful project work
- Defining and introducing project management standards
- Use of change management techniques
- Establishing effective organizational structures
- Clarifying roles in and around projects, including client responsibilities
- Enabling the project staff in project management techniques, including "soft" factors such as communication and conflict skills
Our service offerings
Our offering for the improvement of project culture includes:
- Analysis of optimization potentials in the project and project program environment of a company / corporation
- Project management configuration
- Providing and enforcing standards for project and program management based on our "Project Management Processes and Dimensions" approach
- Establishment of project portfolio management
- Establishment of multi-project management
- Establishment of empowered project / program organizations
- Support in setting up a business unit for efficient project management as well as project/program management
- Establishment of a program/project management office (PMO)
- Establishment of communication and escalation structures in the project environment
- Training and coaching of project managers and project teams
- Training and coaching of international project teams
- Establishment of management structures in the project environment
Benefits for our customers
The improvement of the project culture causes with our customers:
- Harmonization of the behavior of all project participants in line with the goals of the projects and thus ultimately with the corporate goals
- Recognition of project achievements as essential contributions to the company's success
Special strengths of Gordi Consult
For Gordi Consult, project culture is also an issue that is positively influenced by a goal-oriented, systematic and respectful approach. Many years of experience in project and change management coupled with tried and tested methods offer the best prerequisites for a professional approach to the sensitive topic of project culture.