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Rob Prinzo

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Founder & CEO, The Prinzo Group

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The Prinzo Group, an innovative knowledge firm that provides project assurance expertise for enterprise technology and transformation projects.

Research, publications, workshops, online/onsite training and professional services are available to individuals and organizations involved in human resources and enterprise technology ...

The Prinzo Group, an innovative knowledge firm that provides project assurance expertise for enterprise technology and transformation projects.

Research, publications, workshops, online/onsite training and professional services are available to individuals and organizations involved in human resources and enterprise technology initiatives.

Author of the book: “No Wishing Required: The Business Case for Project Assurance.”

Publisher of several HR Performance Publications.

Board of Directors for the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM)

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WEB: No Wishing Required

Sept. 1, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 4 other people answered this question

Are there any good hashtag chats for project managers or business analysts?

There is a weekly Project Management Chat on Twitter - Fridays at 12:00PM EST. Hash tag #PMChat Hotsed by Robert Kelly @rkelly976 and myself @robprinzo.
For more information,check out: http://tweetvite.com/event/fripmchat
Hope to see you there! more

Information Technology

Business Analysis

Aug. 1, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 3 other people answered this question

Are project managers responsible for operational failures when implementing a new ERP system?

Someone needs to be responsible (see similar question on accountability). Unfortunately as indicated by Wayne and John, a PM may be doing a good job and communicating realistic status, but ends up ‘taking orders’ from above. If this is the case and the PM has ... more

Information Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

Aug. 1, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 3 other people answered this question

To what extent does accountability (or lack) play a role in driving failed IT projects?

I gave John a +1 for his comments on leadership.
However, there needs to be accountability at all levels. Too often failure is blamed on external factors and not within the organization. If nobody is held accountable for failed projects, then the behaviors and actions ... more

Enterprise Resource Planning

Project Management

July 29, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 2 other people answered this question

Is there interest enough interest in Focus for a Government Technologies Topic?

I would be interested in this topic area as well.

Human Resources

Information Technology

Collaboration Management Tools

Government Agencies

July 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 1 other person answered this question

Do ERP systems have the ability to detect poor data coming in from feeder systems?

Yes and No.
Yes in the sense that there is program logic in interfaces either as delivered or customized code to require data from feeders systems to populate key fields, be in a certain format, have a specific values or meet defined criteria.
No in the sense ... more

Information Technology

Data Management

July 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 5 other people answered this question

Do decision makers really care about organizational change management on large projects?

I believe they are starting to care more as they the have lived the effects of not caring in the past. Some of the issues I have seen are not so much related to caring, but more related to not knowing how to prepare the ... more

Information Technology

Organizational Change Management

July 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 7 other people answered this question

Do fixed-price ERP projects protect against expensive cost overruns?

Having worked in the Public Sector, I have done a lot of fixed priced ERP projects.
As Jeff pointed out, fixed price contracts provide a tool for managing project scope and when used as part of a well defined and executed project can provide protection against ... more

Information Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

July 28, 2011

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Does a 'project culture' play a role in the effectiveness of a PMO?

Yes – just as in any team endeavor, the culture of the team and relationships between the parties involved have an impact on the effectiveness of the PMO. If the organization is divided or if there is bad blood between internal departments or with third ... more

Information Technology

Project Management

July 28, 2011

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Who should own the budget for organizational change management?

If the project is related to a line of business system or app, the change management budget should be owned by the line of business. If the project is a tech upgrade that applies to all users or employees and driven by IT, then IT ... more

Information Technology

Change Management

Enterprise Resource Planning

May 27, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 5 other people answered this question

Do HR technology solutions help, or hinder, business growth

I think you have to look at this a question couple of different ways.
At the most basic level, core HR systems: personnel, benefits administration, payroll and time and labor all enable business growth. Organizations could not compete today without automating these processes. Although complex, ... more

Human Resources

Applicant Traking

May 27, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 1 other person answered this question

How can project managers raise awareness of change management requirements on their projects?

The project manager must make sure that the project leadership is aware of the impact that the project will have on the organization to ensure that the resources are available for change management. To do this the project manager must actively engaged the project team ... more

Information Technology

May 27, 2011

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Why do public sector projects seem to take forever?

There are many reason why public sector projects can seem to take forever. From my experience working with State and Local Governments, here are a few of my observations:
1. The budget and procurement cycle can take 6 to 18 months depending on the size of ... more

Information Technology

April 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 3 other people answered this question

75% of survey respondents go into a project thinking it will fail. Why?

A lot of it has to do with expectations and defining success or failure. People tend to remember the bad projects which can take a toll on employee morale and influence their attitude towards future projects. If an organization has a history of unsuccessful projects ... more

Information Technology

Project Failure

Project Management

April 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 5 other people answered this question

Why is ERP change management so difficult?

ERP change management is difficult because the implementation of an ERP system is usually accompanied by business processes changes and/or changes to the data structure. To understand the impact on the user and organization, a change management team must understand the current business processes, the ... more

Human Resources

April 27, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 2 other people answered this question

For SaaS deployments, does change management go beyond training?

Since SaaS software now encompass a range of functions from simple to complex, the amount of change management required beyond training is depended upon the complexity of the business process supported by the software and size of the deployment within the organization.
If the SaaS ... more

Human Resources

Information Technology

April 27, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 5 other people answered this question

What happens when you're halfway into a project, and realize you're not getting value?

Determine if it is too late by putting the project on hold and conducting an assessment to determine why you are not seeing the value of the implementation. After the assessment, if the value proposition is still valid and the cost of fixing the project ... more

Information Technology

Project Failure

Project Management

April 26, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 5 other people answered this question

How do you get business/IT cooperation on projects in a heavily siloed organization?

This is not an easy process as every organization has their own politics and structure, but here are some fundamentals for building cooperation in a siloed environment.
Leadership - In order to build a more collaborative team environment in a siloed organization, someone needs to ... more

Information Technology

Project Failure

Project Management

March 28, 2011

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Is a "perfect" ERP project possible?

I have not experienced what I would consider a ‘perfect’ new ERP implementation, but have experienced what I would consider to be ‘perfect’ ERP projects that were upgrade projects or implementations of new functionality to an existing system. I would attribute this to the fact ... more

Enterprise Resource Planning

Project Management

March 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 3 other people answered this question

What are the best change management methodologies out there?

In my experiences with enterprise software, I have not encountered a separate set of methodologies for change management, but rather change management as a component of a project management or software implementation methodology.
These methodologies were provided by an implementation partner and all contained some ... more

Change Management

March 28, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 1 other person answered this question

What's the best way to gather change management inputs?

I agree with Bill’s answer above in regards to assessing the organization's awareness and resistance of change, but would add the need to conduct a process change impact assessment that focuses on the stakeholder’s specific day-to-day business processes that will be affected.
The process change ... more

Change Management

March 8, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 1 other person answered this question

How do you define a 'successful' ERP project?

Good question, given the variations in types of ERP projects (implementations, upgrades, add-on modules) and where you started from (replacing an outdated legacy app, a multi-version upgrade or something smaller) definitions of success will vary.
Here are my general success criteria:
• The project went live ... more

Information Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

Feb. 25, 2011

Rob Prinzo and 1 other person answered this question

Project Management Best Practices: What are the top tips for delivering a project on time?

1. Create an executive dialog and manage expectations
At the leadership level, you need to develop an executive dialog that allows business and organizational issues to be identified and analyzed with clarity and without emotion. Continue this dialog throughout the implementation process. Remove organizational barriers ... more

General Management

Information Technology

Feb. 24, 2011

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