Senior IS Project Manager| Baycare Health SystemsClearwater, Fl, United States
Syed - I agree that focusing 100% on completed the project by a certain date is not the right approach. We want to ensure that the project is providing value for the customers, and if this means delaying the project it might be the right thing to do. Saving Changes...
Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Having a baseline allows managing schedule excursions and their impact. Outcomes or deliverables (scope), along with cost and time conform the three vertices of the Iron Triangle. Saving Changes...
Consider delivering value in intervals, if this is what the customer wants/needs. Perhaps the project can be structured in phases, with a clear baseline business case for each phase that articulates what has to have been achieved at the end of each phase.. Saving Changes...
Program Manager| HARPER SRLSanto Domingo / Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
I usually look at progress through outcomes and flow, not just dates. Completing tasks doesn’t always mean we’re moving forward if blockers remain or value isn’t being delivered. Things like resolved dependencies, stakeholder adoption, and incremental value delivered give a much clearer signal of real progress than schedule alone. Saving Changes...
Project progress should not be measured solely by a schedule with defined dates or milestones, but also by team commitment, new learnings received, value delivered, problems solved in each phase, risks overcome, among other important aspects that are part of the projects and greatly influence their outcome. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Syed, in today's world, real project progress is measured less by whether tasks are completed on schedule and more by whether meaningful value is being delivered. A project can appear on track in timelines and status reports while failing to solve the actual business or user problem. True progress comes from outcomes such as working solutions, customer impact, reduced risk, validated assumptions, and measurable improvements, rather than simply checking off planned activities. Saving Changes...