There are several factors that can influence the success or failure of any IT project. Luckily, we have some solutions to help you avoid complications in difficult times. We are confident that these tips will help you solve most problems related to project failures and save you or your project manager from trouble.
So, let’s dive in.
Create measurable goals
One of the main reasons for project failure is the inability to measure progress and task results. Many goals remain open-ended without a specific purpose, leading to ambiguity and confusion. Stick to the basics!
Another important tip is to develop and measure your project goals through SMART principles:
- Specific: Focus on a specific area for improvement.
- Measurable: Quantify or at least suggest a progress indicator.
- Assignable: Specify who will do it.
- Realistic: Configure results that can realistically be achieved given the available resources.
- Time-related: Specify when the result(s) will be achieved.
We are referring to specific, measurable, and realistic indicators, as specified in project management principles. Organizations should spend 80% of their effort on project planning and analysis.
Learn to say “no”
Most projects in the modern business scenario operate under weak structures. Managers often have less control and are guided by sponsoring entrepreneurs and managers. They are forced to work as coordinators with less control but usually end up assuming all the risks associated with task failures.
Most company representatives have little experience or formal knowledge in project management. They tend to impose unrealistic deadlines. Therefore, it becomes the project manager’s responsibility to highlight any risks that may hinder the completion of business goals.
In this sense, you should push for robust process configuration in practice, effective use of realistic schedules, and record risks that are often ignored by administrators and managers. This will strengthen your argument when facing challenges imposed by the organization and put your project on a viable structure to meet its goals.
Breaking the project into manageable phases
Whenever possible, the project should be divided into a set of results. Delivery is a verifiable and quantifiable work product. This configuration can be referred to as a project phase. Project phases can be completed with an evaluation of the work performed, what additional work is still necessary, or if the phase should be considered closed.
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