If you want to shorten a project there is one place where – more than any other – this can be achieved. This is right at the beginning, as soon as the idea for the project is born. You don’t have to take my word for this. In their book, Developing Products in Half the …
It’s the classic situation that all project managers find themselves in, sooner or later. The deadline is fixed but the requirements still haven’t been decided. Every day that passes is a day lost than can never be recovered. But this time it’s different. This is the true nightmare scenario. There isn’t just one project – …
You would have thought that if you told most bosses or CEOs that there was something they could do which would: Save precious time which could then be used for other things Reduce costs Reduce waste Save money Increase revenues Increase profits Improve cash flow Enable them to steal a march on, or gain a …
Of the many benefits of running a fast project, a somewhat unexpected one is what it can do to your store of contingency. Contingency is one of the more troubled areas of project management. Sensible industries – such as construction, for example, or filmmaking – expect to see contingency in a plan. Then, there are …
Picture this. There is a small / medium-sized high tech project running in your organization. Let’s say it’s an average of ten people for six months. In other words it’s five person-years. While costs vary considerably, the typical cost of such a project in Western Europe or the U.S. might be in the range $ …
I’ve consulted with more than 500 companies and organizations since I started my first company, ETP (www.etpint.com) in 1992. I can’t think of one of them that doesn’t engage in multitasking i.e. where a pool of people is spread across and works on a series of projects / activities (‘things’). Generally then, every person multitasks i.e. …