Why Weddings Never Miss the Date: The Secrets to On-Time Success for Your Projects
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is a leading expert in project management and strategy implementation, recognized by Thinkers50 with the prestigious award “Ideas into Practice.” He is the creator of concepts like The Project Economy and the Project Manifesto. He is author of Lead Successful Projects (2019, Penguin) The Project Revolution (2019, LID) and The Focused Organization (2012 Gower). He has been teaching project management for more than a decade to senior executives at Duke CE, Skolkovo, Solvay Business School, and Vlerick. Antonio has held executive PMO positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, BNP Paribas, and GlaxoSmithKline. Former Chairman of the Project Management Institute, he is the co-founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute and the global movement Brightline.
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Topics: Cost Management, Leadership, Schedule Management, Scope Management, Strategy
Have you ever wondered why projects at work often run late while wedding projects—with all their intricate logistics, high stakes, and emotional intensity—always come off without a hitch?
What about weddings allow them to be executed with unwavering precision, even when many of the “project managers” are volunteering their time ? In contrast, work projects are frequently plagued by delays, budget overruns, and scope creep, making missed deadlines almost a norm in business.
Let's take a closer look at wedding projects—and other personal projects—that always seem to be delivered on time and consider what lessons we can leverage to improve the timeliness and success rate of work-related projects.
The Wedding Project: A Study in Uncompromising Deadlines
Let’s explore some of the critical reasons why wedding projects succeed in meeting their deadlines:
- Detailed planning: Weddings involve meticulous planning long before the big day. Every detail—from the venue to the seating arrangements—is coordinated well in advance. This level of detail ensures that nothing is left to chance, significantly reducing the risk of last-minute issues that could cause delays.
- Clear scope and deliverables: Weddings have a well-defined scope—everyone knows what the event entails, from the ceremony to the reception.
- Budget …
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