Abstract
Our company had experienced many unprofitable projects during second half of 2003 through 2004 fiscal year. Its reasons could be classified into the three types of problems regarding to estimate, project management and capability of project managers. Correspondingly we were promoting three types of activities so called "reinforcement of entry management", "revolution of project management" and "manager training" since 2005 fiscal year. Improving the management process by the second activity, ironically we found our project management had many issues. On the third activity, we also found well-known project management courses had less effect for resolving troubles happening at actual project sights. In order to break this situation, we surveyed the causes of troubles from recent unprofitable projects, and picked up many insufficient parts of management. Based on its results, we decided to develop the practical project management technologies suitable to actual project cases, so as to exactly meet to the original purpose of project management and cover the project manager's official tasks. Since total development period was estimated two years, we divided the development into three phases and started the training and practice for design and development divisions by development completion basis. Currently the first development phase has completed and the training has just started. According to questionnaire to students, the usefulness seems to reach to more than expected level. We are going to complete second and third phases, and to spread to all over the company, in order to exterminate all troubles caused by poor project management.
