John ZacharProduct Dev Manager| Association for Project Management (APM)Brackley,, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
The process of justifying your project can be fraught will problems. Many of the problems go away if those involved have a good understanding of the benefits (tangible or intangible) that the project should deliver. If the project should deliver benefits worth X amount of money, then the funders of the project, let's say the business, should be willing to fund the project to some level equal to or less than X. This is very simple, and can become very complex when you begin considering windows of opportunity, and benefit risk. But it shouldn't be that much of a problem, as long as there is 'real' benefit stemming from the project. Saving Changes...
Mark Price PerryBusiness Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT InternationalOrlando, Fl, United States
Dear Matthew, I agree with you. I would only add, how about directing post project complaints, observations, and suggestions to the "process owner" and/or management authority in the form of a continuous improvement recommendation. Constructive criticism should be encouraged, welcomed, and acted upon. Non-constructive criticism and "hall-talk" should be castigated. Cheers. -- Mark Perry, VP of Customer Care, BOT International Saving Changes...
