Project management is one of those things that seems easy from far away, then more difficult as you get closer. What topics or ideas from project management rattled or confused you as you were/are getting introduced to project management? Saving Changes...
Well right now nothing but so many years ago when I first started mostly I was cautious as I was supposed to approve the proposal of vendors and to interact with senior consultant to discuss all requirements, as signing on civil work I couldn't think that hey I'm an electrical engineer but no as PM I had to look after every thing civil mechanical structures, checking zoom boom articulate for proper weight lifting, so I learnt as PM I have to have a deep knowledge and awareness of all scopes. How about Kevin? Saving Changes...
Stakeholder engagement was what challenged me the most in my first few years as it seemed incomprehensible to me that some stakeholders would actively or passively attempt to sabotage the success of a project which (if successful) would result in benefits to them!
Kiron
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1 reply by Karan Shah
Apr 17, 2018 12:40 AM
Karan Shah
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This still is the biggest challenge for me.
Stakeholders who do not participate are a bigger, much bigger, concern for me than stakeholders who actively sabotage a project (probably because I have been fortunate not to come across many instances of the latter).
But the future behaviour of passive stakeholders who assume that the project will run on autopilot is extremely frustrating to predict and plan for.
Risk analysis was pretty foreign to me at the time. Saving Changes...
Paul HollingsIT Project Manager| Self EmployedHerne Bay, Kent, United Kingdom
I'm with Kiron, the corporate politics that lurk behind some stakeholder behaviour is something that continues to baffle and infuriate me!!
In the end though, you just have to consider it another constraint/risk/etc. and work through/round it!
At least as a freelance PM I have certain freedoms where the politics and speaking to them is concerned... although, if I overstep the mark there is the ever present potential for the words "you're fired" :-) Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I think for me it is Procurement. Because I work for a local government, the procurement process is a bit different. I understand the concept of course, but when you talk to the Procurement and Finance people it is like they are talking Greek at a hundred miles an hour. As part of the PMO, I am now working to better document the procurement process right now so that it written in English and can be referenced instead of needing to ask someone. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Not understanding the Machiavellian politics that often surround projects. I don't teach anyone about project management without making them aware of its political aspects. Saving Changes...
Arief PrasetyoPrincipal in Project Management| SLBKabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
For me it is the change management - how each client organization is different in initiating the change and working it up the ladder for eventual board approval. Saving Changes...
Stakeholder engagement was what challenged me the most in my first few years as it seemed incomprehensible to me that some stakeholders would actively or passively attempt to sabotage the success of a project which (if successful) would result in benefits to them!
Kiron
This still is the biggest challenge for me.
Stakeholders who do not participate are a bigger, much bigger, concern for me than stakeholders who actively sabotage a project (probably because I have been fortunate not to come across many instances of the latter).
But the future behaviour of passive stakeholders who assume that the project will run on autopilot is extremely frustrating to predict and plan for. Saving Changes...
Tamer Zeyad SadiqAssistant Cost Manager| Turner & TownsendRiyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
The biggest challenge is manage stakeholder with different levels and follow interpersonel skills like conflict management, negotiation, documentation system..etc. Saving Changes...
