It’s coming to the end of the year, and yes we know we're new to
the blogging world, but we get how these things work, we need a yearly summary so we're flying the home flag in this one...
Britain has lived up to its name; it beyond doubt has been a Great year here. 2012 saw the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Jubilee beacons, Torch relay and The Olympics coming to London. You can guarantee if you ask any British person about 2012, the response comes in the form of an ear to ear grin, as it truly has been fantastic.
When these events saw
the whole world look here, it is certain that organisers would have looked to
project and risk management methods such as PRINCE2 and M_o_R to ensure that we
delivered a great performance.
PRINCE2
(Projects IN Controlled Environments) is the project management qualification
and method used by the UK Government to run large projects, and the London
Olympics unquestionably fits that bill. First job, win the bid. Having been
unsuccessful in recent years with the entries of Birmingham and Manchester to
host the summer games, the decision was made that the capital would be put
forward against the other bids for 2012: Paris, Madrid, Moscow and New York
City (after the first round of elimination). The competitive bidding process
will have seen all five cities propose projects and preparations for their
version of the Olympics, using project management methodology to suggest, in
London, improvements to city transport and accommodation. Moreover, for the entirety of the build, once
the bid was won, successful project management would have been vital in keeping
within the time frame London had to prepare and the budget of £9 billion. PRINCE2
allows a successful break down of a project, which is why it is so versatile in
being applicable to projects of many different sizes; with a vast project
spanning over 7 years, the London 2012 games would have needed that successful
breakdown to achieve the fine details of theatrics and architectural beauty
that it did with Danny Boyle’s Opening Ceremony extravaganza and the grand
structures of the Velodrome, Aquatics Centre, Olympic stadium and ArcelorMittal Orbit (the red torch like observation tower).
The weeks running up to the start of the games, would have
seen detailed strategies of management of Risk put into place. The 10.8 Million
Olympic and Paralympic tickets sold and the 14,700 athletes that came to
compete give an insight to the enormous crowds the event attracted, and
organisers needed to prepare for every eventuality. M_o_R qualification by the
APMG and the principles of risk management break risk down allowing it to be easily
manageable.
The 1.2 Million people that lined the banks of the River Thames for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee river pageant and the 14.7 million that tuned in to the concert outside Buckingham Palace made certain that the events planned were set up to run smoothly. This would have required the use of project and risk management practices to insure public safety and an incredible show.
Overall 2012 has been a great year here in Britain and
writing this article has resulted in us feeling very patriotic here at the
office. It’s worth baring a thought for the practices and methods that allowed
these projects to flow so marvelously and maybe thinking about Project and
Risk Management in your employment, chances are there’s a space for it, as improvements
can always be made.
At the Explosive Learning Solutions training centre we
provide such courses, PRINCE2 and M_o_R (...aaaah... now you see the link), so please
feel free to get in touch if you are interested or want to know more.
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