If you’re not tense, you’re not paying attention.

You can't turn a herd of turtles into a twenty-mule work team.

L. Todryk

Common signs/causes of project failure…

1. Project Manager is worried about losing their job or upsetting the leadership team.
2. Client expectations are not realistic and cannot be met.
3. Client/Leadership keeps changing the project design.
4. Wrong resources assigned to the project/tasks.
5. Poor or Lack of Communication with the client, stakeholders, etc.
6. Lack of involvement from stakeholders.
7. Poor planning – planning is to rigid and doesn’t give space to handle any issues/risks. Planning is solely done by project managers.
8. Absence of Risk Management
9. Management works to make senior management/director/VP’s happy.
10. Project is based on a dream with no clear vision or business value.

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If you’re a project manager, and you’re not tense, you’re not paying attention.

Jim Milliken

http://jimmillikenproject.blogspot.com/