Sometimes, even when things are going well with our project delivery, we change the way that we deliver the projects to try and perhaps gain some extra margin. By changing what works, we can end up making things worse,not better!
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Sometimes, even when things are going well with our project delivery, we change the way that we deliver the projects to try and perhaps gain some extra margin. By changing what works, we can end up making things worse,not better!
Projects never run in a completely linear manner, even if they are planned to do so. This is especially true when operational resources are required for project delivery. Planning of their time is critical and needs to be done correctly at project inception. If done correctly, the project will succeed. If not, it won’t hit it’s dates.
As a project manager, it is important not to micro-manage every issue that crops up. If a project manager tries to focus on everything, nothing will get done well. It is important to be able to delegate and rely on others to resolve issues and to maintain a view to achieving the end result.
The saying is that there is no “I” in team. But this is not the case. There is an I in every team i.e. every project team member. However, it is important to get those “I’s” working together as a cohesive unit and that is where the project manager comes in. By ensuring the team works well together, the project will go more smoothly. Without cohesion, the project will no succeed.
When implementing a project in your business, it is important to understand the impact of that project on other areas of the business apart from the expected recipients. These impacts must be assessed with equal importance to ensure the project business case is not negated through costly impacts on other areas of the business.
In the project plan itself, there should be reference to checkpoints (control checks) at all stages and it is up to the project manager to ensure that these checkpoints are undertaken. Control checks will ensure quality.
We must all learn lessons from prior projects in order to protect and then grow our project profit margins. Without this learning, maring will never increase that can threaten the very existence of the business itself.
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