Most organizations have many projects on the go, and most of the time they don’t have the time or the budget to hire an external consultant to do the work.I recently read a stat that said that 46% of organizations admit to not fully understanding the value of project management, and even fewer actually have organized project management practices, but more than 90% are pretty sure they need more.Yet, one the “joys” of working in the community sector is thatthere is constant change in terms of expectations, service models and funding, and that meansThere is a constant need for many small, medium or large complex projects to help review, revise, improve or transform your organization and service delivery modelsIn my experience, most of the time the EA or CEO will need to turn to the management team or staff to figure out how to do the project – whether it is small or large and complex. That’s just life.So if you are asked to run a project, but you aren’t a trained project manager what do you do? You don’t have time to get certified in project management or to learn business skills, and besides you probably don’t need to learn that much.Here are 4 ways that a non-trained or non-experienced person can set things up to make sure they are successful. I actually use most of these myself on my projects to this day.Use a trusted FrameworkUse a framework that you trust that models for you the phases and steps in a projectThis is actually how the big consulting firms teach their consultants how to manage projectsFrameworks are useful because they give you guidance on phases, milestones, activities, and potential deliverablesYou start with the framework and then you can add, delete, reivse and adjustIndustry standard toolsSimilar to the framework, if you can find tools that help you with setting up and managing your project processes it can really helpThere are tools and templates out there for project plans, risk plans, quality plans and a whole bunch of other project controlsUse a checklist for setting up a successful projectOne of the most useful tricks you can do is to use a successful project checklist – make a checklist of what makes a project successful, and make sure you have those components in your projectThere are so many different studies out there all covering the topic of successful projects.The trick for community and BPS Organizations is that the context of your projects is kind of different than for private sector ones, so you have to be aware of thoseIf you still aren’t sure about that, then tune in next week and I will give you one!Learn from othersOne way that works super well is to learn from othersI do this on a lot of my projects, even though I am experiencedFind another organization similar to yours that completed a similar project, and contact them. Ask them how they did it, what was successful for them and why, what challenges they faced and how they overcame themI can sometimes get their sample deliverables or project controls to help use to bInstantly Unlock Performance, Well-Being and Balance Now The "Thrive Hive" is a monthly membership to help teach, coach and support individuals, organizational teams and their leaders in reaching their full potential, and living a flourishing life with balance and well-being.You get access to group coaching, monthly education, webinars/livecasts and other events, topic-based support and tools, and access to a private community of other like-minded individuals.You can find out more or sign up clicking here!

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