Managing our projects better with IMPACTS
IMPACTS was launched in spring 2022 as a way to provide solutions to how we can increase our management efficacy of projects, comply better with lead times, boost cooperation across divisions and, ultimately, improve the working life quality of our teams.
Managing projects come across some difficulties: schedule discrepancies, failures to look ahead and match workloads to resources.
David Alviani, Project Management Director, explained “We need to manage our scheduling of projects better. To do this, a project lead must be able to fuse a global vision with each business line’s own vision.”
This is easier said than done: a project involves several business lines which work on several projects at the same time. “We would need to be able to plan for projects at 3-6 months out along with the skills that would be required. This way, we don’t eat more than we can chew.”
IMPACTS has two objectives to help resolve such difficulties:
- harmonize the work methods and organizational practices (for example, regular team meetings to anticipate stumbling blocks);
- roll out an IT solution or project management tool common to all lines involved in a project.
Strategic challenges
IMPACTS concerns all types of projects – products and solutions, innovation, IT, transformation – and all departments involved in those projects. “A certain number of these projects fall within Ambition 2025. Their success is thus one of the keys to the achievement of our strategic plan.”
These projects also require the input of a wide range of business lines that all operate at their own pace. “For IMPACTS to be a success, the people involved in a project need to be trained so as to internalize how to use the tool and what work methods to adopt.”
The IMPACTS team is now working on setting up common work methods and the choice of the solution. The project will present its G2 in the coming weeks for a go/no go test.
What does IMPACTS stand for?
The name IMPACTS was not chosen at random. It is an acronym explaining its goal:
Improvement
Method
Project portfolios
Arbitration
Commitment
Time
Strategy
Improving our methods of project portfolios to enable effective arbitration, ensure the commitment of all stakeholders, and optimize the time available to Haulotte contributors, in line with the Group’s strategy.
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