Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Poor requirements definition would be a top reason for project failure, in my book. Omitting one small task can be overlooked until problems ensue, at which point it might be too late to reverse the problem. Saving Changes...
LORI WILSONRETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint HealthClarkston, Wa, United States
Hi Joey - Good question and one we should take note so we avoid project failures. Excellent responses from my peers. Another thing that may or may not apply here.....I read an article on this website by Paul Pelletier on bullying and he stated bullying almost always leads to project failure. Maybe that's another thing to take note of?
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1 reply by Joey Perugino
Apr 30, 2019 2:36 PM
Joey Perugino
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I have come across quite a few bullies in my career up to this point Lori and I would tend to agree with you ... it doesn't work.
Success and/ or failure can many times be in the eyes of the beholder or stakeholder. To start, remove the politics from the scenario, and those not truly on-board with the objective. At the same time ensuring all are engaged and have "bought-in" is critical. Saving Changes...
Antonio LouroDirector Africa| Insight InternationalLuanda, Luanda, Angola
Joey
In my opinion projects (and Companies a like) are the people! So project success and failure comes far to often from the quality of the teams, Creating, Managing and maintaining good teams requires knowledge and skills that go well beyond formal knowledge! I have seen a lot of failure due to lack of PM skills to do this! Best Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
I would take a step back and define 'fail', or 'success' for that matter. I've seen many projects that were considered successful but in reality, they were not. I was on a project one where almost all deadlines were missed but in the end, it was declared as a huge success because of the number of change orders it generated. For a project to be a success, we need to determine if it actually adds value. The traditional measure of scope, time and budget tells me nothing about the success of a project. Saving Changes...
I agree with many of these comments, and love your add Joey of project success being complicated is what keeps us employed! I would also say we know as PMs that 90% of our time is spent communicating, but what does this mean!? Communication comes in many different forms and changes by project scope and organization. Sometimes we dumb down the problem of poor communication to "just communicate better" without defining what "better" really means for our project. Communication is the key to success!
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1 reply by Joey Perugino
Apr 30, 2019 2:41 PM
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I agree with your comment about "dumbing down - just communicate better".
I think I should open another thread on that particular topic. I would love to hear what people have to say.
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Alyne Padilla LynchSr Business Process Analyst| Communications and Finance IndustrySacramento, Ca, United States
Great talking point and commentary on this! A couple common trends I've noticed from a Tech/Software Implementation and/or maintenance perspective are:
1- Lack of a proper QA team in an organization (especially when the project is involving user/customer facing software/services)
2- Outdated test scripts by business areas and/or QA/Test teams
3- Performing QA from a developer or business professional standpoint and forgetting about the UX (User Experience)
4- Poorly executed training for front-line employees on new or upgraded systems Saving Changes...
Hi Joey - Good question and one we should take note so we avoid project failures. Excellent responses from my peers. Another thing that may or may not apply here.....I read an article on this website by Paul Pelletier on bullying and he stated bullying almost always leads to project failure. Maybe that's another thing to take note of?
I have come across quite a few bullies in my career up to this point Lori and I would tend to agree with you ... it doesn't work. Saving Changes...
I agree with many of these comments, and love your add Joey of project success being complicated is what keeps us employed! I would also say we know as PMs that 90% of our time is spent communicating, but what does this mean!? Communication comes in many different forms and changes by project scope and organization. Sometimes we dumb down the problem of poor communication to "just communicate better" without defining what "better" really means for our project. Communication is the key to success!
I agree with your comment about "dumbing down - just communicate better".
I think I should open another thread on that particular topic. I would love to hear what people have to say. Saving Changes...
