The effective management of business is driven by understanding how it is performing through processes and measurement. It removes subjectivity and allows the business to deal in facts and not in assumptions and generalisation.
Communication is an importnat part of any project. A project should not only be measured on its outcomes, but also on how it was delivered. The overall goal may be a finished product or service, but along the road to completion, many other deliverables are expected. I believe that communication should not just be an action, but something that a project must deliver.
Scope creep is prevalent in many projects. It is caused through a simple lack of understand at the outset of a project about what is being included/excluded in a project delivery. Through some simple steps, it can be at best avoided or at the least controlled.
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