Staying Focused on the End Goal!

Staying Focused on the End Goal!

As a Project Sponsor, staying focused on the end goal is crucial. Never forget – why are we executing the project? Just like when we leave our house, we may encounter obstacles or distractions, but we must remain mindful of our intended destination throughout...
Staying Focused on the End Goal!

More than one way can we be equally good!

There can be many ways to reach our destination. Few ways may end up better than others. However, these ways can be equally good too. Then why waste time arguing about choosing the best possible way? More than one way can be equally good! Often, the project team...
The easiest way to make things useless!

The easiest way to make things useless!

The easiest way to make things useless is not to do anything about them. Stop maintaining, and they indeed will become useless. For example, the perfect building, machinery, business process, or software without maintenance will become useless with time. It will...

Playing pass-pass, or heading toward the goalpost?

The Project teams juggle multiple balls (tasks). They often wear multiple hats and pretend that they have got things under control. To demonstrate this, they must have a few balls with them. There should not be anyone waiting for a ball from them. Hence, it is common...

The top project risk is not budget, time or quality!

The triple constraints (Budget, Time and Quality) are popular in projects. Therefore, you will find that every Project Status Report (PSR) includes the status of triple constraints. The problem is that the project is often marked as successful if it is delivered on...