Contrary to what most quality processes and project management books would suggest, you can’t afford to have a one-size-fits-all project management model in your organization, if you tackle at the same time simple and complex projects.
Designing your organizational structure
In the White Paper 2012-02, a sequel to the White Paper 2012-01 “Why You Can’t just Scale Up from Small, Simple to Large, Complex projects”, we examine the impact of this statement on the project management organization.
It basically boils down to one observation: small, simple projects and large, complex projects do not follow the same business model. And when you have two different business models you need to separate them in two different business units if you want to run both of them in a focused and effective manner.
Read White Paper 2012-02, “Why Striving for a One-Size-Fits-All Project Management Model in Your Organization is Fundamentally Wrong“. A ground-breaking paper that might lead you envisage your organization differently!
