We really try to keep all our projects on schedule and in budget, but even with the best people on the job, you can have delays. This is a helpful list of 15 things you need to avoid, so you don’t screw up your next IT project from CIO Magazine:
- Having a poor or no statement of worth
- Not setting expectations up front
- Not securing Management buy in
- Using the same methodology for all size projects
- Overloading team members
- Waiting or not wanting to share information
- Not having a clearly defined decision making process
- Not using a project Management software system (this is where MS Project Now can really help you!)
- Allowing scope creep (or excessive scope creep)
- Being afraid to say no
- Not being a team player
- Poor communication
- Too many, too long status meetings
- Not caring about quality – the good enough syndrome
- Not learning from past project mistakes
Avoiding the pitfalls on this list will help to ensure your project’s success. Certainly #8 -a good project management software system is critical. MS Project Now can assist you with that every step of the way. Please contact us today to help.
