Be persistent and elicit your client's priorities. Don't be satisfied until at least the order of magnitude for deadlines and costs is on the table. Pitfall – Lack of support If you as a project manager need a decision especially in difficult situations there is suddenly no contact person in management. The result There are delays that you cannot actually do anything about but for which you must be responsible. My tips Check whether there is a client who fully supports your project and is available to you as a contact person. Agree on clear and binding rules for future cooperation with the client right from the start.
Especially in critical decision-making situations you must remain able to act with his support. Encourage your client to get personally involved in the project. In this way you also ensure the necessary attention in the environment of the project. Pitfall – Inadequate planning The project manager and his team go into the project Specific Database unprepared. You may take the wrong path and be unprepared for unforeseen events. Errors in the planning phase can hardly be corrected later and are a frequent cause of project failure. My tips Get a quick and easy overview of the project flow at an early stage. Set milestones for important interim results. Identify all necessary work packages and map them in a project structure plan.
Coordinate the plan with everyone involved. Determine the logical dependencies of the individual work packages and specify a factual and chronologically correct order of the work packages in the network plan. Organize the work in your team on this basis. Pitfall – Underestimated risks Project work is exciting you never know what surprises are waiting around the next corner. Repressing or collectively ignoring risks is useless. Reality doesn't care about wishful thinking or unfounded optimism true to the motto Everything will work out somehow. My tips At the beginning consider what risks actually exist. A problem is half-solved if it is only articulated clearly. Take appropriate measures to minimize the risks.
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