Hi All,
I am about to start a new job in project management, I was wondering if any of you gurus can possibly answer the following questions for me please.
In your experiences:
1. What are the typical problems/issues one can expect to face in any project?
2. How have you managed to overcome this problems?
3. What are the skills that makes one a good project manager?
4. What is your definition of a project?
Thank you in advance.
New Junior Project Manager Help Please
1. Issues will vary depending on the type of project. Some typical IT project issues are:In your experiences:
1. What are the typical problems/issues one can expect to face in any project?
2. How have you managed to overcome this problems?
3. What are the skills that makes one a good project manager?
4. What is your definition of a project?
- Scope creep.
- New technology risks.
- Inadequate testing.
- Poor communication.
- False deadline.
- Insufficient budget.
- Review the budget and deadline.
- Define and agree the goals and objectives.
- Agree the scope.
- Create a plan.
- A strong leader.
- Calm under pressure.
- Good at problem solving.
- Able to delegate effectively.
- Project management is no small task.
- Has a definite beginning and end and is not a continuous process.
- Has a specific objective and scope.
- Uses various tools to measure accomplishments and track project tasks.
- Needs people on an ad-hoc basis as opposed to dedicated full-time people.
- Reduces risk and increases the chance of success.
Hi,
The answer to question 4 is the difference between projects and BAU:
Projects
- Induces changes *** Important point ***
- Temporary organisation
- Uses specialist skills from across the business
- Fixed duration
- Create a specialist (sometimes unique) product
BAU
- Maintains the status quo *** Important point ***
- Permanent organisation
- Specialist skills are often divided in functions
- Indefinite duration
- Create continuous products (repetitive)
The answer to question 4 is the difference between projects and BAU:
Projects
- Induces changes *** Important point ***
- Temporary organisation
- Uses specialist skills from across the business
- Fixed duration
- Create a specialist (sometimes unique) product
BAU
- Maintains the status quo *** Important point ***
- Permanent organisation
- Specialist skills are often divided in functions
- Indefinite duration
- Create continuous products (repetitive)