Happy New Year!
The other day we were asked to litigate yet another IT project.
How sad, for both the Owner and Vendors, to see how little professional Project
Management they used to plan, negotiate, communicate and control the project
and how inevitable the result.
Recently we went through old manual and mainframe CPM
schedules and I was reminded how seriously we took planning and how much work it
used to be.
It is relatively easy and so inexpensive now, and yet so
few people are really expert at it. Many people are trying to do PM light
without the tools, “Trying to play tennis
without a racquet!” We analyze schedules each week if you would like to
send them to us for comments and suggestions. The first ones are free. Please
keep our classes and videos in mind too. They will save you a lot of the time
and pain we went through and they come with PDUs.
This is a great time to plan New Year’s Resolutions using
CPM. When you find your plans will require 23 of you, it forces you to
prioritize, set realistic goals, resource level, look for areas that will
fulfill multiple roles and goals, negotiate with your spouse and colleagues, etc.
Discourage litigation.
Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to
them how the nominal winner is often a real loser.... in fees, expenses and
waste of time.”
Abraham
Lincoln
