PMO Insights Weekly: Navigating Excellence in Project Management
Antule Kumar ?? PMP?
Head Projects | Diagnostics And Healthcare | Managing Project, Budgets, Expansion, Facilities, Infrastructure Projects l Ex Dr Lal PathLabs, HCL, Wipro, STC, Zoom, Genpact
In many organizations, a red-yellow-green reporting system is widely used to assess a project's health quickly. However, effective reporting depends on a clear set of key terms and a shared understanding of project statuses. Yet, clear communication is key, and a well-defined color legend can ensure everyone interprets project statuses uniformly.
Drawing from my corporate experience, I've employed a color-status legend that spans different departments. Whether you're a project manager, VP, director, or executive CEO/MD, this color benchmarking system ensures a universal understanding of a project's status.
Here's the suggested color benchmarking for different project statuses:
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Explanation: Blue, associated with productivity, denotes ongoing work. It shows that the project is actively in progress.
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Explanation: Orange, a cautionary color, signals potential issues that need attention, though not yet critical. (Warns of potential issues requiring attention).
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Explanation: Yellow suggests the project is progressing well, with some caution. Attention may be needed to maintain its course.
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Explanation: Red, universally symbolic of danger or failure, indicates significant issues requiring urgent corrective actions.
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Explanation: Gray, neutral and absent, signifies that the project is no longer pursued.
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Explanation: Light Gray, too neutral and silence, signifies that the project is not yet started.
Remember, these color benchmarks are suggestions; consider your organization's context and team preferences. Consistency in color coding aids clear communication. Communicate the meaning of these colors to ensure universal interpretation.
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In project tracking, precision is paramount, irrespective of the status color. It's essential to be specific and concise, detailing the involved parties, the events, and the timeline. Regardless of the color code, precision is crucial in project tracking, highlighting who is involved, what transpired, and when.
Organizations and teams may follow different processes, but this general framework is adaptable to most projects. Although circumstances may vary, maintaining specificity is consistently important to guarantee a shared understanding of the project's health among all teams.
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Head Projects | Diagnostics And Healthcare | Managing Project, Budgets, Expansion, Facilities, Infrastructure Projects l Ex Dr Lal PathLabs, HCL, Wipro, STC, Zoom, Genpact
1 年Organizations and teams may follow different processes, but this general framework is adaptable to most projects. Although circumstances may vary, maintaining specificity is consistently important to guarantee a shared understanding of the project's health among all teams.