What are the key aspects to focus on for a project manager to ensure consistently successful projects? Perhaps the most important area is that of Risk Management. Of course, selecting a competent team is also important, as are the right sort of skills, experience and training – even the most junior members of the […]
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Factors that contribute to project success can be broadly categorised into five separate groups: 1. The project manager Simply employing a professional and experienced project manager will not guarantee the success of a project. Of course a project manager will be expected to have sufficient business and/or technical knowledge, have good communication, management and
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Space. In a nutshell, that’s what it boils down to. When somebody asks me how I manage to get things done when I have a busy family life, a full-time job and a myriad of other tasks that are vying for my time and attention… There is only one way to answer. Space. It is
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What is one of the most difficult things to measure, when it comes to project management (without looking at the title)? Success. It’s difficult because it is subjective; it means different things to different people, and changes depending on context. But it is important to understand how the conclusion of a project, or even
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What happens when a project has been completed to schedule and more or less on-budget but the client is reluctant to sign-off the work and even more reluctant to pay for it? The final product meets the documented requirements so surely a project that is on-time, on-budget and on-scope must be a success. Aren’t those
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So you have brought your project in on-budget, on-time and it meets the requirements as documented and approved by the stakeholders. But the end-users are not happy and do not consider the project to be successful. The business department for which the project was carried out will now only sign-off the project if a new
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