SPM - Project management integration with Continual Improvement Management (CIM)

[Tommaso2]

Hi all,

It is possible to create an improvement initiative from a project?

If so, can you please provide a use-case?

Many thanks

[Mark Manders]

That's a weird question: you ask if something is possible and if it is, you want a use case. Don't you already have a use case that you are checking on, just to see if it is possible to do?

My answer: normally, it is the other way around: there is the requirement to improve something and that gets to become a project where the improvement is created. But, if during a project you run into something that just isn't working smoothly or delaying your process, you could create an improvement initiative from the project.

Example: your project is delayed because of people not doing their tasks and you have to find out through HR that 20% of the resources have called in sick. An integration from the HR system to adjust availability and setup notification to warn on this, could be a huge improvement. It has nothing to do with the project you are working on, but will help in the future.

Not sure if this is an example you are looking for. I am curious what triggered your question if you don't have a use case yet.

[Tommaso2]

Exactly I do not have a use case, that's why I asked. The question was raised to me without any "background" and I and wanted to deepen this possibility.

Your reply seems to be pretty realistic even if I agree that this approach does not sound common.

Thank you

[Mark Manders]

If someone raises a question without any background, always first ask that background, otherwise you will not be able to provide a good answer. Your answer should always be 'yes, depending on the use case'. Everything is possible from a technical perspective, but it should make sense from a business perspective. Without knowing the requirement behind the question, you can only provide 'yes' as an answer and that still doesn't help anyone.