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PM Blind Spots (Pt. 3)
Projects are often run by inexperienced project managers who are unfamiliar with techniques to manage projects more effectively. In the final part 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.
Critical path maintenance
Most project managers will say they use the schedule to manage their projects, but many do not pay enough attention to the critical path. The critical path is the sequence of project activities that add up to longest overall duration, which, in turn, determines the shortest time possible to complete the project. A one-day slip on the critical path is a one-day slip to the entire project, so project managers should review the status of the critical path on a day-to-day basis. Are the critical path items on time or slipping? Can resources be added to bring the date in …
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