Maturities of Projectoriented Slovakian Companies and Nation

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Maturities of Project-oriented Slovakian
Companies and Nation
Project Management Association of Slovakia
Igor Trávnik

• The preparation phase of SPPR for its
  participation in PO sk-at Benchmarking project
  in cooperation with PM Group WU Wien,
• My perception of project management maturity of
  slovakian organizations (based on SPPR assessors
  experience)

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project orientation sk-at
This and the next slide are used with the kindly
permission of PM Group Vienna
Special Project Objectives
Analysis and benchmarking of 20 project oriented
organisations in Austria and also 20 POOs in
Slovakia Analysis and Benchmarking of Austria
and Slovakia as project oriented nations
Development of strategies and measures for the
further development of Austria and Slovakia as
project oriented nations Publications and
presentations
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Regional Sphere of action

• Austria
• Vienna,
• Surroundings north and south of Vienna
• Slovakia
• Bratislava and surroundings,
• Trnava
• In these regions the project partners acquire
  companies, analyse and benchmark them.
• Benchmarking is based on the level of company,
  industry and nation

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The opportunities for the PO sk at
Benchmarking project in Slovakia
there exist at least three great challenges for
project management (PM) implementation in
Slovakia

• a) projects, co-financed and therefore also
  controlled by the European funds (with 15 from
  SR budget 1,3 bill. of EUR /year)

• b) the influence of international private
  companies, operating in Slovakia as clients or as
  contractors for many projects as well

• c) the growing public sensitivity for the
  (un)effectiveness of public works.

• The project management is generally understood in
  Slovakia simply as management of (mainly
  European) projects independend of the used
  approaches and methods
• The combination of the first three points with
  this understanding seems to me to be a good
  opportunity for the PO sk-at Benchmarking
  Project.

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The threats for the PO sk at Benchmarking
project in Slovakia
there exist at least three great threats for
project management (PM) implementation in
Slovakia

• a) general scepticism among slovakian managers
  concerning external management consulting
  services (little value for much money)

• b) low awareness of the advantages of
  professional project management (we are doing
  the same, we do not just call it PM)

• c) financing the project from the slovakian side
  is still open.

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My perception of PM maturity of slovakian
organizations (based on SPPR assessors
experience)
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2001-5 133 certificates in SR
16 B
4 B
49 D
64 C
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2001-5 133 certificates in SR
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
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2001-5 133 certificates in SR
The assessorss view of PM competences of
certificated personnel
5 Gen.mngmt
6 Attitude
1 PM basics
3 Organisational
7 Impression
2 PM methods
4 Social
Competence range
Source Cincurová Katarína
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Questionnaire on Quality of Initiation and
Planning
Questiones
1. Kick-off meeting prepared?
8. Project risks estimate?
14. Risks planned?
2. Use of results from KoM? ?
9. Project quality requir-ts?
15. Quality planned?
3. Assignement in Initation?
16. Authorized by stakeholders?
10.Business Case published?
11. Goal objectives detailed?
17. Authorized by client?
4. Business Case?
12. Scope enriched?
18. Risks authorized?
5. Goal objectives defined?
13. Cost detailed?
6. Scope defined?
19. Approval to continue?
7. Project cost estimate?
20. Costs authorized by CEO?
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The consequences
The POsk-at Benchmarking project can help SPPR
to promote PM in Slovakia
The success of the PO sk-at Benchmarking
project depends on good marketing arguments
Let us discuss the lessons learned for marketing
the PO sk at benchmarking project in new EU
countries Slovakia as an example!
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Thank you for your interest !
travnik_at_svf.stuba.sk
www.sppr.sk