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Determining Project Specifics
May 1, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Requirements Management
Determining Project Specifics
By Keith Mathis - PM Expert Live
When you begin examining project specifics, you will find there are many benefits for thoroughly interviewing the customer and carefully planning the project. First, when you gather information up front, you will be able to clarify the skills and expertise needed in the project. You will be able to pinpoint roles and responsibilities for project team members. Second, you can begin setting up your project for easy monitoring of schedules, even though later in phase two is where you apply it with depth. Third, you will be able to brainstorm ways to complete the project on budget and schedule because you will know the real scope of the project. Finally, you will be able to detect problems in their early stages.
You do not want to be blindsided and surprised with something you have overlooked. For an example, you have been running a project and schedules have been slipping for three weeks, but no one has told you anything. Now it will cost you major dollars to fix the problem when three weeks ago, you could have done it for almost nothing. You will be able to anticipate these potential bottlenecks or resistance to your project.
In our culture we are encouraged to go, go, and go. We think activity means progress even if we do not know where we are heading. By gathering information based specifically on the customer’s wants and desires, you can better formulate your project plan.
Dr. Keith Mathis, founder and CEO of The Mathis Group, specializes in Project Management, Management Leadership, and Marketing training for private businesses and government agencies of all kinds. He offers 33 Project Management courses, is a Project Management Professional, is certified by the Project Management Institute and will customize every training session to your individual company’s needs. The Mathis Group also sponsors www.pmexpertlive.com, which is a powerful project management resource with free reports, podcasts, videos, and a monthly newsletter. He also offers customized management training and coaching on any subject with prolific communication and professionalism.
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