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PM Blind Spots (Pt. 2)
Projects are often run by inexperienced project managers who are unfamiliar with techniques to manage projects more effectively. In part two of this series, Jim Stewart, PMP, brings some more of these common blind spots into sharper focus, including resource assessment and estimating.
Projects are often run by subject matter experts or “accidental” project managers who are well intentioned but lack project management training and experience. They often have “blind spots” and are unaware of time-honored techniques to manage projects more effectively. In this series, Jim Stewart, PMP,a senior consultant with mScholar, a provider of learning solutions for project managers and teams, brings some of these common blind spots into sharper focus.
Resource availability
Typically, project managers develop the schedule by first looking at what needs to be done and by when. Then, we look at what resources are actually available. The blind spot in many projects is that team members (and often management) do not accurately assess the availability of key resources. When is a senior engineer available? When is a junior consultant sufficient? How many different projects is a resource working on? The more projects that team members work on, the less efficient they become. The key is to know what resources you need, when you need them, what skill level they must have, and what other …
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