RICHA LAMAProgram Delivery lead| ScotiabankNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Hello fellow PM's, I am in the process of compiling PM learnings from experts like yourselves from different industries and having extensive Project Management experience. I would be grateful if honorable professionals like you can share "one" very important learning you gained from failed or underperforming projects in as brief and concise way possible. Please feel free to add in strategies to avoid such mistakes and share your valuable project success mantra. Thank you Saving Changes...
Don't ignore silent stakeholders, those can sometimes be the most deadly!
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Nov 03, 2020 2:36 PM
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Thank you so much Kiron for your valuable input. This truly emphasises the need for sound stakeholder analysis done at the beginning of each project and working on their engagement throughout
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace CorpsYaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Hi Richa,
I don't have an extensive PM experience, but from my little experience, bad team coordination can greatly affect project
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Nov 03, 2020 2:38 PM
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Thank you Kwiyuh, I totally agree to this as well... people are at the heart of any project so people factor is something that cannot be ignored
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RICHA LAMAProgram Delivery lead| ScotiabankNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Nov 03, 2020 1:03 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Don't ignore silent stakeholders, those can sometimes be the most deadly!
Thank you so much Kiron for your valuable input. This truly emphasises the need for sound stakeholder analysis done at the beginning of each project and working on their engagement throughout Saving Changes...
RICHA LAMAProgram Delivery lead| ScotiabankNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Nov 03, 2020 1:45 PM
Replying to Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
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Hi Richa,
I don't have an extensive PM experience, but from my little experience, bad team coordination can greatly affect project
Thank you Kwiyuh, I totally agree to this as well... people are at the heart of any project so people factor is something that cannot be ignored Saving Changes...
Thank you Wan-Phek for such insightful article. All the Best!
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sunil mishraTetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd.Pratapgarh, Up, India
identification of right stakeholders at customer side --this is required that we identify right person who will be key decision maker at customer side and who are part of execution team ,then you can plan your moves accordingly .its better to entertain key stakeholder only ,not the whole customer team . Saving Changes...
If you start receiving a message repeatedly from the same or different sources, look into it, even if it does not seem significant at first glance. A snowflake can become an avalanche pretty quickly in some cases. Saving Changes...
Peter RapinSubject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent ConsultantOntario, Canada
Failure to prepare a solid risk management plan identifying potential risks and benefits and detailing suitable responses. Without a plan in place you're forever in reactive mode putting out one fire as another one ignites. Its good to be busy but this type of busy is very inefficient and stressful.
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Nov 28, 2020 11:26 AM
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Hello Peter, I agree with you, this definitely puts a much strong focus on Risk Management. Being proactive is always much better than being reactive.
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Marcus UdokangProject Manager| Aivaz ConsultingCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Communicate, communicate, communicate. Show empathy toward your stakeholders, and be sure to spend much time listening to them.
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Nov 28, 2020 11:25 AM
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stakeholders, their identification and engagement along with good communication contributes to 90 percent of project success. Thank you for your insights.
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