Leading Cause of Project Failure: Denial of Risk
Risk. It can be a four-letter word in some organizations! Bring up a risk and you could be viewed as not being a team player or as being negative. There’s a difference between being risk averse and de...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Unrealistic Timeframes
Ever been given a timeframe that seems impossible to hit? If you’ve managed projects for any length of time, you know what I mean. Your boss or customer thinks it can be done in a certain timeframe an...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Inappropriate Experience
Hey, I’m pretty good at the game “Flight Simulator” on the computer! Want to hop on a real flight with me at the stick? I’m guessing not! There’s a difference between knowledge and skills. And there’s...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Continual & Unregulated Change
We can reasonably argue that continual change is not a problem with projects. It is, of course, but it’s not worth complaining about because it’s just the nature of the game. The problem is how we res...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: No Clear Objectives
Think of the last project that you delivered…. How do you know whether or not it was considered to be a success? I get to ask that question to people all over the world. More often than not, the respo...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Poor Project Management
How would you describe your project management culture? I have the privilege of intersecting with hundreds of organizations and many effectively describe their culture as “Ready, Fire, Aim!” There ma...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Difficulty Defining Work in Detail
From 30,000 feet, every project is pretty easy! Same with projects. From a high-level it can be easy to think, “Hey, how tough can this be?” But we need to get out of the clouds and get our arms aroun...
1 Elo 20100s
Leading Cause of Project Failure: Insufficient Involvement
I’m amazed at what you can get away with if you manage expectations. You can deliver late. You can over-spend. But only if you manage expectations along the way. Not manage those expectations and I’m...
1 Elo 20100s
