Do you know the 9 Dimensions of Project Management?

Why do our projects always take so long, why are the results often disappointing, and why oh why is it always Management that seems to be the last to know?

One of the main reasons is certainly that project management is very complex. 8 dimensions need to be managed simultaneously, while the tools and methodologies used in project management today only cover 2 to 3 dimensions.

When using traditional project planning techniques, you are essentially optimizing the time aspect of the project by taking into account dependencies and other constraints. Experienced project managers know that this is not enough. Many other aspects, such as people, risks, budgets and costs, deliverables, milestones, stakeholders, and many more need to be handled as well. In fact, using a Gantt-based project planning tool can even be counter-productive, because it is difficult to see the "big picture" when your computer screen shows you the time dimension so very nicely.

Communigram is fundamentally different in this respect. Rather than showing you the timeline (although you can switch to time view whenever you like), it shows you an illustration of who is (or should be) communicating with who and how produced information flows between people, departments and even organizations to achieve the project goals. This is what any project team should be focusing on - before worrying about time.

But Communigram does not stop there. The philosophy of Communigram is based on integrating all important aspects of a project and making them visible and manageable. In our view, eight major dimensions need to be mastered to ensure project success. These eight dimensions are the people in the project, the communication and collaboration between them, the results or deliverables produced by them, the transfer of results within the project (including information transfer between departments or organizations), the time dimension, various types of knowledge, the handling of risk, and finally the coordination of several sub-projects or projects.

The integration of these eight dimensions in a coherent planning methodology and their handling and display in a single planning tool enables a considerable improvement of project performance and overall company productivity. Because this approach is not a quick fix, but a very comprehensive, holistic solution, you will appreciate the experience we can provide in analyzing your current situation, recommending the first steps, helping you implement them, and accompanying the organizational and cultural changes.

• Our motivated and experienced consultants can help you analyze your current project management system and your projects in order to optimize and simplify them. They will help your team implement our solution, both in terms of methodologies and software tools, by setting up new projects or optimizing existing ones.
• We will also elaborate the concepts necessary to successfully implement our project and process management software Communigram.
• In cases in which existing systems carry important data, we will assist you in embedding Communigram into your IT landscape.
• As the project management proficiency of your organization increases, we will stay by your side to assist you and recommend the next steps.