Three Questions for You
From the The Professional Project Manager Blog
by Sean Whitaker
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I am really interested to know your answers to these three questions about project management:
1. What one tip would you give to a new project manager?
2. What is the single largest contributing factor to project success?
3. What is the single largest contributing factor to project failure?
Posted on: February 14, 2017 04:11 PM |
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Deepesh Rammoorthy
ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Tarneit, Vic, Australia
1. What one tip would you give to a new project manager?
Focus on the Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organization Process Assets for running your project.
2. What is the single largest contributing factor to project success?
Having the backing of your project sponsor
3. What is the single largest contributing factor to project failure?
Inadequate Stakeholder Engagement through Inadequate communication
I Completeluy agree with Deepesh on the three points he made. The Tip is very apt!!!
#1- Focus on the Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organization Process Assets for running your project.
1. What one tip would you give to a new project manager?
To Know,and manage to mitigate the project risk
2. What is the single largest contributing factor to project success?
Sufficiency of resources
3. What is the single largest contributing factor to project failure?
Inability to manage project risks
There are lot of factors, but the most decisive is 'Communication'
1. Work on communication
2. Manage communication
3. Gap in communication
Sergio Luis Conte
Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1-Build your ability to run faster than your project stakeholders when things go wrong.
2-Be carefull to define the project objectives or anything you use to determine you and your stakeholder the project success.
3-Incorrect project objective definition and move away from project stakeholders when things go wrong.
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