Project Management Case Study

My company is called Details it is an event coordinating company that assist clients in the planning of their special events. Every event is a unique project with its own specific wants and needs, however they all demand detailed planning, have budget constraints, time management and have their own special requirements.

In order for Details to continue being a successful company we have also focused on having a best practice portfolio in place. By doing so it will allow the organization to have a better understanding of the process that will standardize every event. It would also allow them to have a structure in place for their business objective and performance.

Best Practice

First we need to understand what best practices in project management is and what it would do for the company. Best practices are reusable activities or processes that continuously add value to the deliverables of the project (Harold Kerzner, 2004, p. 46). For Details the best practices are the usage of checklists, worksheets, planning lists, and calendars to make sure no detail for the event is overlooked. “A best practice is an idea that asserts that there is a technique,

In Marsha Frank Berke’s article, the combining of two processes was a very beneficial process to do. Best practice lessons learned (BPLL) provides a great reason why during a project and combining these two would provide more information during and for future projects. According to the PMBOK, guide, “Best practices, generate ideas for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance” (PMI, 2013, p. 116). Lessons learned from control quality are documented so they become part of the historical database for both the project and the performing organization (PMI, 2013, p. 254). This is use as a corrective action measure for future projects where a similar situation could