samedi 10 juin 2017

How To Properly Manage A Project

By William Meyer


The first thing and the most important when starting any project is to define the scope. You should know what it is that you are trying to accomplish or create. So, you will have to go back to your objective. You have to get the definition from your boss to clarify everything, including the scope.

Determine the available resources that can help in achieving the right output. What you need to know is the overall amount that is allocated for it including other resources such as equipment and so on. If the job description involves product management then know that resources are not controlled by you but you need to manage it.

The timeline is significant to know what you can start or finish it. When making the plan, flexibility is a must especially because it involves time. Fix all deadlines that are given to the team. If there is a need for overtime works then ensure that it will not totally affect the budget that is given for it.

You need to make sure that the team is properly assemble in the process. You have to get all of them together then do a meeting to dialog with the people involved. Experts should be hired for it. Expertise is vital because the task can be crucial and if they are not experts then success would be impossible.

Be sure to detail each task. Identify all components upon the completion of the project. Determine as well those that require more attention and consideration. It could be the guests, place and other necessary factors. You should simplify the items to ensure better understanding of the project that will be implemented.

Assign a certain team or individual that is in charge of various components. Work with all the people involved and spell out all details to achieve the common goal. The people involved should understand all options including cost limitations and perform selections that support the scope. You should also list the smaller steps given the larger ones and depending on its complexity.

Another is developing the preliminary plan. You have to assemble the necessary steps of the plan. A good way is to have a precedence table to identify the order of the items. Identify the critical path based on the network diagram and focus on it. Sequence the activities correctly and determine the core issue to address it immediately without affecting the results.

A baseline plan needs to be created as well. Do it by collecting the feedback of your people about the plan. Asking the stakeholders about the plans can also be done. Adjust it if potential problems are detected. Schedule everything based on the timeline. Adjustments have to be implemented to streamline everything.

You have to know that resources which involve time, talent and money assigned to a certain project may not be enough. Your job as a manager is make use of all the resources, limited or not. If it is impossible then be ready present a case and request for changes to be liquidated. Never wait until problems or troubles to happen before you take some actions.




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