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how to create a strong impactfull IT project.

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SOUMYANK CHANDRASEN India

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David Portas London, United Kingdom

Hi Soumyank. An intriguing question and presumably not the one you should start with!

Maybe a controversial opinion in this forum but I would say that the vast majority of technology product creation, change and improvement can be impactful without the help of anything called a "project". Focus on outcomes and what innovations will be advantageous. Talk to your engineering teams and find out what they need to help them deliver valuable improvements consistently, not just when mobilised under the banner of a project.
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Lissette Indhira Pimentel Sosa
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Program Manager| HARPER SRL Santo Domingo / Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
An IT project can meet every deadline and still fail to make a difference. I'd focus on understanding the business problem, involving the people who will use the solution, and agreeing on measurable outcomes. It's also worth checking after implementation whether the expected improvements actually happened.
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Aaron Porter
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IT Director| Blade HQ Payson, UT, United States
Start with a strong, impactful business case, based on reality and supported by company leadership.

Keep the desired outcomes front and center throughout the project - during design and execution, with someone monitoring the external environment to keep track of external changes that could affect how impactful the project deliverables can be. Also, make sure somebody is planning to take ownership of the project deliverables and use/monitor them to make sure things stay on track to realize the planned benefits.

The project manager is only one of many people involved in this; it starts before the project manager is involved and often continues after the project manager has moved on to other projects.

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