PPS project steering

The PPS Project Model provides support for all types of projects. The model is scalable, based on practical experience and in line with standards in the field.

The project model with a focus on creating benefits

The PPS project model shows what should be done, how it should be done and who is responsible for what. Practical support for project management can be found in the various skills sections and templates etc. included in the project model.

Projects are different, the conditions and the need for governance vary. Not everything described in the project model can - or needs to - be used in all projects. Making conscious choices and customising the use of the model is a necessary part of everyday project management. The project model provides support for how to do this in the form of skills, tools, templates, checklists, workflows and role descriptions. The project management is responsible for delivering the agreed project objective.

The PPS project model for project management describes the three phases; prepare, execute and conclude. The phases are complemented by Decision Points, where the Steering Group makes decisions, and the Steps that the project needs to go through. The steps contain support that describes how to do in the form of skills, tools, templates, checklists, workflows and role descriptions.

The preparation phase in projects

Prepare refers to the work between BP1 and BP3. The aim is to define the project objective and limitations and how the work will be practically executed. A project plan that includes a project objective should be agreed with the steering group at BP3 and forms the basis for execution.

In the preparation phase, the most appropriate production strategy for execution is chosen. The PPS model can be used in a flexible way and it is easy to combine, for example, agile and waterfall in the same project.

The production strategies can also be combined to suit the needs and organisation.

The execution phase of projects

Execute is where the results that lead to the fulfilment of the project objective is produced. The way in which the results are produced and the strategy with which the work is carried out can vary, but the management model can always be used. An increasingly common approach is agile. Active feedback on needs, commitments and results is complemented by orderly change control. Benefits are continuously checked during the project to ensure a useful result and a successful project.

Conclusion phase of the project

Conclude involves returning the resources used by the project and summarising the project's progress and lessons learnt compiled in a final report to be reused by future projects. The project closes in BP8.

The PPS model is much more than just a project model

The PPS model provides complete support for the whole operation, from strategic management, business benefit management, business change management to project management. The model provides support for all roles and clarifies what responsibilities and authority these roles should have. The fact that the roles interact is central to the model and there is a lot of support for leadership and collaboration. The project model also contains guides and templates. 

PPS is also involved in the development of standards for projects at SIS - the Swedish Institute for Standards.

 The model is today so much more than just a project model. Read more about the full PPS model.