Dana BrownleeCorporate Trainer| Professionalism Matters, Inc.Atlanta, Ga, United States
I'm conducting research for some upcoming articles on my Forbes.com site (Careers section). I'm a strong believer that project management isn't just for PMs and virtually everyone could benefit from PM skills and expertise. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the biggest mistakes project management mistakes that non PMs tend to make. What have you observed? Saving Changes...
Non PM may do following serious mistakes: No project charter, no stake holder analysis, decision on guts feelings, no WBS and no quality standards, starting project on oral instructions and without finalizing business rules. No change management system so there are n number of possibilities of doing mistakes. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
The most serious mistake a non PM can make, and we do it a lot, is to try too hard to fit the mold. They tend to spend so much time on making sure that all those things they've heard about in the PMBOK are in place. Who needs a charter, SOW or WBS for a USD1000 project! Focus on the basics. Too much focus on the theory and not enough on the practice. We need to keep in mind that the non PM is not pushed into service on a multi-million $$$ construction project. It's normally the office move, Windows upgrade for self and 5 colleagues or building a shed at home.
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1 reply by Ramakant Beernally
May 28, 2019 2:25 AM
Ramakant Beernally
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The objective of giving example is that they are not process oriented wheather it is small or big because of that there are lot of chances of facing problems and inviting unwanted issues later on and projects go towards failure side. PMs are process oriented and they tailor their project with respect to volume and budget.
The most serious mistake a non PM can make, and we do it a lot, is to try too hard to fit the mold. They tend to spend so much time on making sure that all those things they've heard about in the PMBOK are in place. Who needs a charter, SOW or WBS for a USD1000 project! Focus on the basics. Too much focus on the theory and not enough on the practice. We need to keep in mind that the non PM is not pushed into service on a multi-million $$$ construction project. It's normally the office move, Windows upgrade for self and 5 colleagues or building a shed at home.
The objective of giving example is that they are not process oriented wheather it is small or big because of that there are lot of chances of facing problems and inviting unwanted issues later on and projects go towards failure side. PMs are process oriented and they tailor their project with respect to volume and budget. Saving Changes...
Not clearly defining the project at the outset, and then not managing the scope. Not looking at team membership and team development. Lack of risk management. Saving Changes...
Justus NScrum Master| BCBSTXArlington, Tx, United States
The biggest mistake I see repeated over and over again is...Not having the guts to tell the customer that the project is dead in the water. This is actually mind-blowing, and they try and save the project, but the reality is, if they spoke up sooner might have saved the organization time and money. Saving Changes...
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