The First 30 Days…

The first 30 days in the Ministry of Finance have been stressful, frightening, and a lot of hard work. But, it has also been a lot of fun. In many ways my new job is what I expected; very smart new colleagues, a visionary new boss/project manager, and a place where I can make EA in government happen. Working with the new e-government strategy for Denmark is interesting and I am starting to get my hands around the integration model for the new (2008) borger.dk portal.
In the Digital taskforce, Prince2 is the de facto standard for project management and I have, therefore, been Prince2 certified. It was tough to take the exam. But, there are some great tools in Prince2 and I am trying to figure out how EA can be integrated better with the Project Initiation Document (PID). The PID is used to define the project, form the basis for its management and the assessment of overall success. Therefore, we need to work on a “standard” PID for EA program management. I know that some private enterprises in Denmark are working on this link and I am continuously working on this missing link. I will be back with more news when things calm down in the Ministry… Cheers!