The Case for Project Management
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Judie Van KeulenIT projects begin as a concept, often dreamed up in ‘what if’ scenarios by management or technology groups. The typical project is roughly outlined with a test phase assigned before being moved into production. But are all the key stakeholders being involved in the development of the plan? Oftentimes you get to the final phase of a project prior to its ‘Go Live’ and realize that a critical decision point has cropped up without a key stakeholder involved to assist with a decision. Then the project team either sheepishly goes to the stakeholder for buy-in or moves forward making the decision without the expert being involved at all, just to meet tight deadlines.
Wouldn’t it be better to have a Project Manager to keep all the details straight? And begin the project with the team by asking about all key stakeholders; including all the right people at project inception? The project would have a critical path list of tasks and stakeholders, as well as a project document repository for reference along the way. These are some of the primary roles of the Project Manager and key components of a successful project.
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