project-management(2/0)
Stakeholder communication is crucial
Project managers (PMs) are detail-oriented people. They live in a world of statistics, charts, graphs, timelines, and schedules. With the success of the project on their shoulders, they put all their effort towards managing an on-time, on-budget project. When in this mindset, PMs can minimize stakeholder reports, which seem irrelevant to the project’s completion (Campbell C. and Campbell M., pg. 15). Yet stakeholders will ultimately decide the project’s success or failure and can halt the project or add resources.…
Use agile in uncertain environments
Projects with uncertain requirements and volatile environments benefit from Agile methods. With the rise of mass-production after the Industrial Revolution and the onset of scientific management by Frederick Winslow Taylor, the predominant project methodology was rooted in excruciatingly detailed plans for well-understood problems. Once a Ford automobile had been painstakingly designed, no question remained about the features or the manufacturing implementation. To build efficiency, document the entire process and ensure rigorous conformity to your perfect standard.…