Comments for James Hallam http://jameshallam.com.au More Productive Business Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Positive Thinking Hurts So Good — 5 Tips for Project Success by Toots http://jameshallam.com.au/2010/09/27/positive-thinking-hurts-good-5-tips-project-success/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Toots Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000 http://jameshallam.com.au/?p=754#comment-110 All traps can result from poor lead­er­ship / man­age­ment of the project. At first, when recruit­ing a project team, the indi­vid­u­als must be con­vinced that the project will work. Unclear scope, poor com­mu­ni­ca­tion, no role clar­ity, par­tial com­mit­ment from project mem­bers, stick­ing to it are a few com­mon traps. I found that project time­lines, com­ple­tion dates are rarely lucid and don’t stay on target! Hence, a critical path is really essential. You can avoid these by review­ing project learn­ings and final­i­sa­tion reports if they’re around, and ask­ing ques­tions. Yes we must be account­able, but project mem­bers also look towards their PM to be account­able for each step they do and take to ensure the project comes out a suc­cess and not a flop! All traps can result from poor lead­er­ship / man­age­ment of the project. At first, when recruit­ing a project team, the indi­vid­u­als must be con­vinced that the project will work. Unclear scope, poor com­mu­ni­ca­tion, no role clar­ity, par­tial com­mit­ment from project mem­bers, stick­ing to it are a few com­mon traps. I found that project time­lines, com­ple­tion dates are rarely lucid and don’t stay on target! Hence, a critical path is really essential.

You can avoid these by review­ing project learn­ings and final­i­sa­tion reports if they’re around, and ask­ing ques­tions. Yes we must be account­able, but project mem­bers also look towards their PM to be account­able for each step they do and take to ensure the project comes out a suc­cess and not a flop!

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