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10 Undeniable Truths of Project Management
Tom's latest eBook has been released on Amazon: "The 7 Myths of IT Integrations". Tom is also a Program Director for a large Midwest corporation and has been an adjunct faculty member at Walsh College. He has managed global web initiatives, data center moves and large multi-million dollar programs.
Lists are as old as humankind. It’s natural for us as creatures to enumerate items into an index (just ask David Letterman!). It’s what we do. Having spent several years managing corporate IT projects, I have seen many tactics used by fellow manager-soldiers. New project managers should heed the lessons of those that came before. Therefore, I emerge from the misty corners of the project arena, shake off the dust of combat and hereby present for the annals of history the 10 Undeniable Truths of Project Management.
1. Project Scope Is Not Defined On PowerPoint Slides
As hard as this is for people to swallow, a slide deck of 20 or so slides giving an overview of a project is not sufficient enough to define the scope. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen both project managers and high-powered consulting companies try to execute an engagement and want to rest upon their “project overview” presentation as the synthesis of what they will be delivering and, most importantly, what the customer will get their for their money. This never works and almost always leads to cost overruns. Project charters, scope documents and work breakdown structures are a better start. Not glamorous, but very effective.
2. Project Schedules Do Not a Project Plan Make
Too often, the new project manager believes that as long as he or she has a project …
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