According to the PMBOK, the Project Management Plan defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled. Steven Sinofsky, the former President of Microsoft’s Windows division, adds that the how and why of the project is an important piece of the plan. The post, “Engineering and social science lead to plans“, is about projects to buildContinue reading “The Bridge Building Plan”
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Resource Your Project With Peter Drucker’s Help
“The best plan is only good intentions unless it leads into work.” — Peter Drucker, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices Commit to the Plan The first step in getting resources for your project is to get agreement on how to deliver the project. Prepare the approach for delivering your project and call for a meeting withContinue reading “Resource Your Project With Peter Drucker’s Help”
The Best Plans Are Incomplete Plans
Use rolling wave planning and plan your near term activities in detail while approximating the activities that are further out. The project manager is not a fortune teller. Immediate next steps are easy to see and schedule. The further out you look, the blurrier the view. It is almost impossible to plan and schedule in detail activitiesContinue reading “The Best Plans Are Incomplete Plans”
How To Plan A Project With One Question
“What’s next?” is a question to ask others and a question to ask yourself when planning a project. Ask it and keep on asking it after every answer. String the next actions together and you have a complete project. What’s next? If you cannot identify a next action, the problem is not correctly or completely defined. If youContinue reading “How To Plan A Project With One Question”
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