Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• “make new and more exciting mistakes each time”

• “Whatever the cause, allowing your team to fail for entirely predictable reasons is inexcusable”

• “Success consists of going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm”

• “Project management is one of the most hair-raising jobs in the world”

• “the role of a project leader cannot be successfully filled by anyone who can't put his or her job on the line in pursuit of doing the right thing”

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• Assumption is the mother of all such project management calamities. Assume nothing!

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• A complete list of success criteria. A clear description of each of these criteria. Specific, measurable, and actionable targets for each criterion. The minimum acceptable level for each criterion. A prioritization of at least the top three most important criteria.

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• When tracking changes in action item due dates, don’t ever change the original dates. Just strike through the obsolete date and let the list of changed dates grow to the point of embarrassment.

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• This is the number one reason teams fail to achieve their goals—they don’t have clear goals.

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• “What seems impossible, but if it were possible, would transform your business for the better?”

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• “Sometimes doing your best is not enough. Sometimes you must do what is required!”

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• Use a simple flow chart program to create a one-page schedule that represents the high-level timeline of the project from start to finish.

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• For added impact, highlight areas of greatest risk with clip art like skulls and cross bones, ambulances, and little time bombs.

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• The #1 mistake in project risk management is to identify risks but do nothing about them.

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• If you want your messages to get through the widespread commotion in most projects, keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep it fun.

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• Books › Business & Investing › Management & Leadership › Project Management
• Books › Business & Investing › Management & Leadership › Motivational
• Books › Business & Investing › Management & Leadership › Management