Enactment of LPM Principles

This memo discusses the implementation of lean project management principles in a project management consultancy. It explores the background, thesis, critical success factors, and implementation procedure, highlighting the impact on productivity and resource management.

Running head: ENACTMENT OF LPM PRINCIPLES
Enactment of LPM Principles
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Background of the commercial establishment...........................................................................2
Thesis of the memo....................................................................................................................3
Outline of this memo..................................................................................................................4
Initial reason behind the enact of the lean principles.................................................................5
Extent of the factors...............................................................................................................5
Government............................................................................................................................6
Adequacy of the description...................................................................................................7
Extent of factors.....................................................................................................................8
Critical Success Factors.............................................................................................................8
Adequacy of the description...................................................................................................9
Implementation procedure of the LPM principles.....................................................................9
Achievement of the mind-set...............................................................................................10
Training for individual staffs...................................................................................................10
Practicality of the method....................................................................................................11
Adequate linkage to the adoption of LPM...........................................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
Reference..................................................................................................................................13

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To: Both the internal as well as internal stakeholders of a project management consultancy
CC: Board of directors of the organization.
Date: 25th May 2019
Subject: Enactment of the LPM principles
Introduction
The main purpose of this memo is the implementation of the lean project management
principles in a project management consultancy. The implementation of the LPM principle
will have a positive impact on all the workers of this organization. Most of the employees and
the future projects of this organization can be enhanced using the LPM principles (Yang et
al., 2015). The business expectation of the consumers can be significantly improved using
LPM principles. Management of time and resources are the prime areas of improvement of
the enactment of the LPM principles. The following section of this memo will be presenting
the background of the entire scenario in a descriptive manner.
Background of the commercial establishment
This project management consultancy was working mainly on the non-governmental
projects over a period of time and the top level management team of this organization now
wanted to work in the government projects. The eligibility criteria of the governmental
projects was more than that of the governmental projects. Management of the resources and
time is one of the most important criteria of the governmental projects (Wagner, Herrmann &
Thiede, 2017). However the existing approach of this project management organization is not
found to be enough for this commercial establishment and it was assumed that the enactment
of the lean project management principles will be very much beneficial for this commercial
establishment to work on the complex government projects. It can be said that the enactment
of the LPM principle can have a significant impact on the growth and productivity of both

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internal as well as the external employees of this major project management consultancy. The
thesis of this memo will be discussed in the next section of this memo.
Thesis of the memo
Both the external and the internal stakeholders of a major project management
consultancy can be enhanced after the incorporation of the lean project principles. The
planned and organized enactment procedure of the LPM principles must be understood by
each of the stakeholders associated with this business (Sharma, Dixit & Qadri, 2016). The
complexities and most of the challenges of the government project can be addressed using the
lean project management principles. The needs and requirements of the end consumer of the
government projects are completely different from the non-governmental projects which is a
big concern of this major project management consultancy (Zahraee, 2016). The resource
management procedure as well as the time management procedure of the government project
are completely different from that of the non-governmental projects which can be one of the
major reason behind the enactment of the lean project management principals in this
commercial establishment (Sanders, Elangeswaran & Wulfsberg, 2016). Most of the business
operations and all the other activities of this major project management consultancy can be
monitored and analysed in an organized manner after the enactment of the lean project
management principles. The pricing strategy of this major project management consultancy
can also be enhanced after the enactment procedure of lean project management (Tortorella
& Fettermann, 2018). The facilities and the infrastructure of the production rooms of this
major consultancy can also ne improved using the lean project management principles. The
next section of this memo will be discussing about the outline of this memo.

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Outline of this memo
The memo will be introduction with the purpose of implementing the lean project
management principles in a major project management consultancy which was only working
in the non-governmental project all these years. The impact of the enactment of the LPM
principles was described in the background description of this memo. The background also
suggested the usability of the lean project management principles which can help this
organization to work on the complex government projects (Netland & Ferdows, 2016). The
background scenario also suggested that both the external as well as the internal stakeholders
of the business can be significantly benefited after the enactment of the lean project
management principles. The thesis of this memo stated about the impact which might be seen
in this major project management consultancy after the incorporation of the lean project
management principles (Zhou, 2016). The thesis also stated that the productivity if this
consultancy can be boosted significantly after the enactment procedure of the LPM
principles.
The main section of this memo starts with the initial reasons for the implementation of
the LPM principles of this organization. Detailed description of the lean principles will be
stated in this section of the memo. The following unit will be presenting the extent of the
factors and the complexity of the government projects. The next segment of this memo will
be adequacy of the descript and following this section are the major critical success factors
which are needed to be considered during the enactment procedure of the lean project
management principles in this commercial establishment (Nallusamy & Ahamed, 2017). The
steps for enacting the LPM principals will also be considered in this memo as well. The
achievement of the mind-set required in the business environment of this project management
consultancy will also be stated in this paper. Most of the different categories of training

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techniques which can be given to the internal staffs of this major project management
consultancy will also be discussed in this memo.
Initial reason behind the enact of the lean principles
Elimination of the waste in the production room of this major project management
consultancy is one of the main reason behind the enactment of the LPM principles. The
business value of the service provided by this project management consultancy can also be
improved using the lean principles. The valuation of the product can be improved
significantly after the implementation of the LPM principles in this commercial
establishment, it can also be said that the different categories of cost associated with this
organization can also be monitored and reduced after the successful enactment procedure of
the lean project management principles (Mrugalska & Wyrwicka, 2017). The quality of
service which was offered by this organization was not at all sufficient for the government
projects and the organization was looking for an opportunity to improve their resource
management and time management skills which is possible only after the enactment of the
lean project management principles.
The estimated delivery time of the service provided by this commercial establishment
can also be significantly reduced after the incorporation of the lean principles. The selection
of the resources who will be working dedicatedly on the government projects can also be
done using the lean project management practices (Moeuf et al., 2016). It can also be said
that the perspective of the consumers of the government project can also be understood in a
better way after the enactment procure of the LPM principles. The identification of the value
stream can be done using the lean project management principles as well.

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Extent of the factors
The enactment of the LPM principles must be done in an organized manner as well.
Identification of the value is one of the key criteria during the enactment of the lean
principles. The value of the LPM principles must be understood by each of the stakeholders
of this business. Mapping of the value stream is the other significant criteria of the
implementation of the lean project management principles in this consultancy (Marodin et al.
2016). The flow of operations is the other criteria of the implementation of the LPM
principles and seeking perfection can be the other significant decisive factors regarding the
enactment of the lean principles in this project management consultancy. The enactment of
the lean principles must not have any effect on the process flow of this commercial
establishment. Elimination of the wastes is one of the most significant objective behind the
enactment procedure of the lean principle in this project management consultancy (Maijala et
al., 2018). These factors are needs to be considered so that the quality of service offered by
this commercial establishment can be improved. The incorporation of the LPM principles
will be helping this organization to work in complicated government projects. It can also be
said that most of the business uncertainties of this project management consultancy can be
addressed using the LPM principle as well. The next segment of this memo will stating about
the impact of using lean project management principles in the commercial establishment.
Government
The expectation of the consumers of the government project keep on changing every
moment which can be one of the main reason behind the need for implementation the LPM
principles in the working environment of this major project management consultancy.
Scheduling is one of the biggest challenges in most of the government projects these days and
the incorporation of the LPM principles can significantly address this issue. The selection of
the appropriate stakeholders is very much required in the government projects as there are

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very less chances of errors in the complicated government projects. Financial management is
one of the main aspect of government projects and the implementation of the lean principles
can be very much beneficial for this consultancy to work in government projects. The
incorporation of the LPM principles can be very much important for this commercial
establishments as it can identify and monitor the efficiency of the worker who will be
working in the government projects (Jasti & Kodali, 2016). The inappropriate processing of
the product and service is not much required in the government project as the deliverable of
the project are generally clearly mentioned in the documentation control of the project. The
delay of information can also be restricted if the lean project management principles are
successful implemented in the working environment of this commercial establishment.
Adequacy of the description
The moral of the employees working on this commercial establishment can be
boosted after the enactment of the LPM principles. Most of the government project will be
requiring huge amount of resources thus conservation of the resources is very much desired
in order to meet the expectation of the consumers of the government project. The
incorporation of the LPM principles can be very much helpful to reduce the production of the
wastes. The time required in each of the phases of the complex government project can also
be controlled using the lean project management principles. The inventory cost of
government projects can be purposefully reduced after the incorporation of the LPM
principles (Lamm et al., 2015). The changing demand or the expectation of the consumers of
this commercial establishment can be effectively monitored using the LPM principles. The
productivity of this consultancy can also be improved if the lean principles are successfully
incorporated in the business environment of this project management consultancy. The period
of inactivity can be monitored in an organized manner, using lean project management
principles. The extra processing of the products and service if this consultancy can also be

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analysed and monitored using the LPM principles. It can also be said that the enactment of
the LPM principles can be also beneficial to the external stakeholder of this business mainly
the third party vendors and the internet service providers. The frequency of the errors in the
production room of this commercial establishment can be restricted using the LPM principles
as well.
Extent of factors
The numerous factors which are very much helpful regarding the enactment of the
project management principles in this major project management consultancy. These factors
can be categorised in two categories such as the internal factors and the external factors (Jasti
& Kodali, 2015). The internal factor includes the management function of this commercial
organization, structural transformations; whereas the external factors are the competition of
this project management consultancy with the other similar commercial organizations. Most
of the socio-economic factors are very much significant and has to be considered during the
enactment of the LPM principles (Godinho et al., 2016). The laws and technology associated
with the LPM principles are also considered as the external factors. The next unit of this
memo will be discussing the different categories of critical success factors which must be
considered during the incorporation of the LPM principles.
Critical Success Factors
 Financial proficiencies: The decision making capability regarding the finances
required for the enactment of the LPM principles is one of the most significant critical
success factors allied with the enactment procedure of the lean principles in this major
project management consultancy.
 Administrative culture: Maintaining a good organizational culture is very much
important regarding the enactment procedure of the LPM principles.

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 Management team: Support from the management team of this commercial
establishment is very much required for the enactment of the LPM principles in this
project management consultancy.
 Leadership qualities: Issues such as the internal resistance can be solved
purposefully using the LPM principles.
 Skills and expertise: Most of the external as well as the internal stakeholders must be
understanding the impact of implementing the LPM principles in this consultancy.
Adequacy of the description
The critical success factors are needed to be considered for very seriously during the
enactment procedure of the LPM principles. All these different categories of critical success
factors must be well documented during the planning phase of implementation procedure.
Professionalism among each of the stakeholders is very much desired during or after the
incorporation of the critical success factors (Dora, Kumar & Gellynck, 2016). The following
unit of the paper will be discussing the implementation of the LPM principles considering the
above discussed CSF.
Implementation procedure of the LPM principles
1. Management: Support from each levels of the management team is very much
desired during the enactment of the LPM principles in this consultancy.
2. Communication: Secure communication platforms must be chosen by the workers of
this project management consultancy as it any kinds of communication gap can have
an undesirable impact on the growth and productivity of commercial establishments.
3. Lean goals: The complexities of the government projects must be addressed using the
LPM principles as well.

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4. Autonomy: Each of the workers who will be involved in the enactment procedure of
the LPM principles must be working independently without any kinds of pressure
from the management team of this commercial establishment.
5. Continual Evaluation: Each of the stakeholders of this project must be monitoring
the changes so that the organizational target is achieved which is to work on the
government projects.
Achievement of the mind-set
Professional change management strategy can be very much useful to accept and
manage the changes required during the enactment of the LPM principles in this commercial
establishment. Change in the mind-set of the stakeholders are very much desired during the
enactment procedure of the KPM principles. Suggestion and opinions from each level of
employee should be considered during the enactment of the LPM principles. Link Quality
Improvement can be the other essential criteria which are very much desired during the
implementation of the LPM principles (D’Andreamatteo et al., 2015). Most of the errors and
defects must be identified in the first place, along with that the issue of over processing of the
service and the overproduction of the product must be solved. The following section of the
paper will be highlighting the different categories of training schedules which are required
during and after the enactment procedure of the LPM principles.
Training for individual staffs
Each of the workers of this commercial establishment must be going through different
categories of training schedules to understand and identify the impact of the LPM principles
in this major project management consultancy. Training must be giving to both the
management team of this commercial establishment as well as the workers of this
consultancy. On board training can be very much useful for most of the crew of this

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consultancy (Coetzee, Van der Merwe & Van Dyk, 2016). Learning about the impact of the
LPM principle can be very much simpler for the workers using the on-board training
schedule. The roles and responsibilities of each of the stakeholders can be understood using
the orientation training sessions. Most of the new employees of this major project
management consultancy can be significantly benefitted after an orientation training session
as well. Most of the basic information about the impact of the LPM principles can be
circulated using the service training (Babalola, Ibem & Ezema, 2018). Most of the issue and
difficulties can be tracked and monitored after the service training sessions as well. The
advantage as well as the disadvantage of the LPM principle can be understood by each of the
stakeholders of this commercial establishment using the skill development training as well.
The technical abilities of the project managers of this project management consultancy can be
effectively used during the enactment procedure of the LPM principles using the skill
development training as well.
Practicality of the method
Measurement frameworks can be very much important for each of the department of
this commercial establishment, these frame works can be very much important to measure the
successful adoption of the LPM principles (AlManei, Salonitis & Xu, 2017). The efficiency
of the stakeholders working during the implementation of the LPM principles can also be
measured using the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) which help in the identification of the
errors and loop holes of the implementation procedure. The Total Productive Maintenance
System can be very much beneficial to understand the impact of the LPM principles in this
major consultancy.

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Adequate linkage to the adoption of LPM
Most of the complexities and the business uncertainties of this major project
management consultancy can be purposefully addressed using the LPM principles. Resource
management of government projects can also be done in an organized manner using the LPM
principles (Alefari, Salonitis & Xu, 2017). Financial management and the management of
human resources can also be monitored after the enactment of the LPM principles. The use of
emerging technologies such as big data can also be purposefully managed using the LPM
principle as well.
Conclusion
This memo helps in concluding that the enactment of the LPM principle can have
positive impact on the growth and productivity of a project management consultancy as it can
help them to improve their financial and resource management skills as they want to work
mainly on the government project from now onwards. The memo was also very much useful
to understand the different categories of the CSF which are needed to be considered during
the enactment of the LPM principles such as the leadership skills. The different categories of
training required for each of the staffs of this organization can also be understood from this
memo. Thus, this memo can be very much useful for the workers of this consultancy
regarding the enactment of the LPM principles.

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