Executive Summary

The one-screen brief: what tailoring decides, the four numbers that frame it, and what separates a tailored approach from a templated one.

Aspects to tailor

Life cycle · processes · engagement · tools · methods & artifacts

Steps in the process

Select → Organisation → Project → Improve

Performance domains

Each adapted to the project context

Project attribute sets

Product/deliverable · team · culture

The governing idea — design the approach from the project’s context and objectives using “just enough” process to produce the desired outcome while maximising value, managing cost and enhancing speed.

Tailored approach ✓

Chosen for this project’s size, criticality and complexity.
Rigor matched to risk and consequences.
Iterative — refined as the team learns.
Stakeholders helped shape it → commitment.

Templated approach ✗

Methodology applied verbatim, ignoring context.
Too much or too little process for the work.
Fixed once, never revisited.
Imposed → low ownership, more waste.

Bottom line

Tailoring is the difference between a method that helps and one that hinders. It is driven by the project-management principles, organisational values and culture; bounded by governance; and applied across all eight performance domains. Done well, it raises performance and the probability of success.