How to Run Successful Projects III: The Silver Bullet (3rd Edition)

   

The maximum PSI contribution for Step 8 is 10. Award yourself high marks here if you let all the players know what's happening on the project. Encase your project in a glasshouse and score high. Keep it all close to your chest and score low: remember what happened to Captain Scott!

STRUCTURED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Planning the project

  1. VISUALIZE WHAT THE GOAL IS; SET YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE

  2. MAKE A LIST OF THE JOBS THAT NEED TO BE DONE

  3. THERE MUST BE ONE LEADER

  4. ASSIGN PEOPLE TO JOBS

  5. MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, ALLOW A MARGIN FOR ERROR, HAVE A FALLBACK POSITION

Implementing the plan; achieving the goal

  1. USE AN APPROPRIATE LEADERSHIP STYLE

  2. KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

  3. TELL PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON

   

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