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Can You Review?
Elizabeth is a freelance writer and project manager living and working in London. She runs The Otobos Group, a project communications consultancy specializing in project management.
If you are asked to review a project, you’ll want to provide what you would expect to receive if the roles were reversed: concise, unbiased insight into the project’s health, and, if appropriate, actionable recommendations to improve it. Here’s expert advice on how to prepare for and conduct constructive project reviews.
This is the second in a two-part series on project reviews, which will explain how to get the most out of an independent assessment of your own project, and how to perform an effective one on a colleague’s project.
If you ask a colleague to run a project review for you, chances are at some time they will ask you to return the favor. They will look to you for an unbiased, clear and concise health check of their project. It’s quite a responsibility — but not one to be afraid of.
The objective of a project review is to provide an independent overview of a project and help the project manager better understand where they are facing challenges. Reviews are often scheduled as part of the normal project planning process. Alternatively, one might be arranged because the project manager feels they are starting to loose a grip on the project and could do with a second pair of eyes to help bring things back on track. This is the first thing to understand when you are asked to review a project: Is the project already in trouble or is…
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