The three P's: Purpose, Process and Payoff

A valued mentor once told me, never walk into a meeting without considering the three P's.

• Purpose - Why are we here / Why are we doing this?


• Process - What's the plan / How will we do it?


• Payoff - What do we expect to get out of it?

I find this to be a simple yet powerful tool, and you'll often see me formulate these P's in meeting requests or at the beginning of meetings. If you are not able to formulate the P's you are 1. doing the wrong thing, or 2. not properly prepared.

As this is my first post to the PM Blog, I thought I'd try to apply the same tool to justify this blog's existence. I am sure this will change over time, but at the time of writing the three P's for the PM Blog are:

Purpose:
- A forum to structure my thoughts and reflect on my day to day activities as a Project Manager
- A repository for learning's and ideas
- A place to share best practices with other PM's

Process:
- I will make an effort to post at least once per month, but more often if possible
- I will base my posts on real experiences or discussions with PM's
- Every posts should attempt to add value (E.g. applicable knowledge or useful tools & templates)
- Posts will be written in a simple language, that should be understandable for someone with basic PM knowledge)
- I will encourage interaction from the reader, and will do my best to reply to comments and questions

Payoff:
- Improved PM skills (Learn by reflecting on, and formulating my thoughts)
- Build a network and get new inputs from a wider PM community
- Refresh my memory be revisiting old ideas

So with that the PM Blog is officially launched. I hope you find it useful, and I once again encourage you to leave your comments and questions.