Quick Wins
FOR PROJECT MANAGERS
After winning the project and starting to make
all initial project documents, Project Managers
make
a
brainstorming
workshop
for
reproducing ideas and will realize that some
results might be provided faster than others.
Analyse and carry out this solution, and let's
call it "Quick wins"; will help the project move
forward, in addition to that, it will demonstrate
seriousness to the customer and how the
project manager is able to implement change
within the organization.
It’s crucial for project managers to understand
that Quick wins should be easy, fast, costeffective to implement, and can be easily
reversed. We can consider quick wins as visible
change with an immediate impact. Here is a
good example of tangible quick wins I
experienced. A PMO Implementation project
manager worked remotely with a start-up that
operates in the blockchain sector. After many
workshops with the CEO and department
heads to identify specifications and collect
requirements,
The project manager prepared all initial
documents such as project charter and
roadmaps. In addition to that, he re-drafts and
confirms the organization’s vision, prepares a
new strategic plan and strategy map (balanced
scorecard).
This
made
all
stakeholders
impressed by this draft and they considered it
as a quick win.
Since many stakeholders insist on delivering
quick wins, the project manager often falls into
the trap of focusing on a quick result at the
expense of the strategic objectives of the
project. In order to avoid falling into this trap, it
is better to adopt a hybrid approach to make
quick wins in addition to achieving strategic
goals. This is to take advantage of the benefits
of quick wins that were mentioned above,
while at the same time focusing on strategic
goals.
As a Project manager, helping customers and
key stakeholders obtain quick wins builds
confidence and It prepares you for long-term
achievement.
By Mounib Mrani
PMO & Digital Transformation Consultant
WWW.MOUNIBMRANI.COM