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Plan for Success: Top 3 Reasons Projects Fail
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Program and Project Management
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Francina Price, President of Champions IFM, and Michael Bull with Bull Realty discuss office facility trends to attract and retain talent, develop your brand, and lower costs.
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prepared by Francina J. Price, PMP, MBA
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THESE ARTICLES WILL BE USED TO SHARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS AND INSIGHT OBTAINED THROUGH FIELD EXPERIENCE.
Starting with the end in mind, we continue the focus of our first tip…Lessons Learned. This process is critical and insightful. It deserves a fresh look with eyes of sincere appreciation. Here in lies the secrets to my success…
Project Managers must be effective communicators. Each project requires a detailed communications plan and a thorough understanding of the leading mode of communication for each team member. As a PM, devising a platform that enables clear and consistent information to be shared across the project easily, empowers each member of the team. More than 80% of a Project Manager’s time is spent communicating.
Lessons Learned for Managing Change Management Projects:
Once I received a Project that had been started from another Project Manager. It only had a few months left until it was scheduled to close. I never questioned the Communications Plan or Methods of the team. I realized that no one was answering emails timely, nor sending updates, and the project was significantly behind. Additionally, there was missing scope and the team never really met or had regularly scheduled meetings to share information. Everyone was working independently. Immediately, I began to try and save the project but realized that there was so much missing data that it would be impossible. This project could have been successful if an effective Communications Plan and Strategy was shared; it cost the company 9 months of time and money.
After investigation, the previous Project Manager never reached out to the assigned team members, nor did the team members contact the PM. Several gaps in SOW was not obtained and the project was put together piece meal. The Project Manager felt like he understood the requirements so he wrote the SOW without team input.
Can you share a story where lack of communication jeopardized the entire project or perhaps a part of the project? What are ways you can improve your Communications Plan or style?
Thank you to Monteau Outlaw for sharing her insights on communication.
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Guru: An influential teacher or popular expert.
THESE ARTICLES WILL BE USED TO SHARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS AND INSIGHT OBTAINED THROUGH FIELD EXPERIENCE.
Starting with the end in mind, we continue the focus of our first tip…Lessons Learned. This process is critical and insightful. It deserves a fresh look with eyes of sincere appreciation. Here in lies the secret to my success.
DESIGN PROCESS GONE WILD A critical area to evaluate on each project is the Design Process. How well did the team translate the requirements of the client? Did the client sabotage the design process? Did you have to “expedite” the schedule?
Do you see steps that you’ve sacrificed or missed due to schedule compression? How can you incorporate “collapsed check points” to ensure that quality and requirements are not missed?
We would like to hear from you, what other tips would you incorporate?
Thank you Julie McCullough for sharing tips and insight on the design process.
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Guru: An influential teacher or popular expert.
THESE ARTICLES WILL BE USED TO SHARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS AND INSIGHT OBTAINED THROUGH FIELD EXPERIENCE.
Starting with the end in mind, is the focus of our first tip…Lessons Learned. This process is critical and insightful. It deserves a fresh look with eyes of sincere appreciation. Here in lies the secret to my success.
A PM must find a way to conduct these sessions seeking for new wisdom and strategy.
Take a moment and review the simple steps identified and you will see how this simple wisdom could be the knowledge you need to move your projects from good to great. Simply listening to people reveals many hidden treasures and you quickly come to understand that this one process is “Your” treasure chest.
There must be a database to house all the valuable information that can assist you with successfully planning the next project. In my experience, most PM’s skip over this very vital step in Close Out risking no improvement in their overall project delivery and style.
Reflective Thought?
Seriously reflect on what past projects can teach you about teams, communication styles, project schedule, escalation process and overall gaps? Lessons Learned database is a global teacher, allowing understanding as to why things worked or didn’t work so well on past projects.
How likely are you to complete Lessons Learned on your next project? Leave your comments and thoughts.
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I read this article on Bisnow about 3-D Printed Buildings and found it fascinating. I don’t remember The Jetsons having this foresight…who knew?
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