GOAL DIRECTED PROJECT MANAGEMENT 


  • Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is a project management method which describes planning, delivery and reporting process and also provides templates which efficiently support this approach.
  • GDPM describes the different core elements, such as mission breakdown structure, milestone, dependencies, activity, responsibility, etc. as well as the major roles in a project.
  • GDPM has been developed in the eighties, the first book has been published in Norway in 1984 and it hasn't lost its fit for purpose quality.
  • GDPM is still the only project management method / approach in the industry which concretely and consistently describes how projects should be justified, planned, organized and controlled.
  • GDPM follows a layered planning from top down. The concept is simple and can be applied to every type of project.
  • GDPM can be used stand-alone or with any proven delivery method, such as Prince2, Summit-D, Hermes, etc.
  • GDPM is universally applicable and independent of any industry.
  • GDPM recommends that planning is carried out as a group exercise with identifying and structuring milestones and not activities. The resulting milestone plan is a logical, stable and communicable one page document which serves as “the interface” between management e.g. steering board and the project management.
  • GDPM has demonstrated its maturity and effectiveness in countless projects and serves as the standard project management method in many enterprises globally.

COMPATIBILITY WITH "DELIVERY MODELS"

Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is
  • a powerful, pragmatic approach for gaining consensus from all stakeholders on the overall objectives of a business program or project
  • fully compatible with industry standards such as PRINCE2™, SUMMIT™, V-Model™, HERMES™ and MS Project™ and PMI PMBOK™

BENEFITS OF APPLYING GDPM

GDPM is a straight forward approach to project management and has been successfully applied in many different projects. GDPM reduces the paperwork to a minimum and lets the project manager focus on the most critical issues for the success of the project - the team and the results.
The main benefits of using GDPM are:
  • Balanced focus on all areas of project achievement (IT systems, Organization and People)
  • Plan and reported progress are easy to communicate in a non-expert language to all involved parties
  • Consensus on goals and results is achieved through a democratic planning process
  • Plans are stable due to a separation of milestones and activities
  • A clear definition of the roles each individual shall play to reach agreed goals
  • Well proven procedures for measuring the progress
  • Encourages simple non-bureaucratic project management