PM Truth: Failure to bring closure to a critical decision results in wheel-spin and inaction over extended periods of time.
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Tag: Project Management
A common project team mistake: When making critical decisions, expert advice is either ignored or simply never solicited. http://www.executionleadership.pro
Many PMs make the mistake of believing that because a person was told something once (weeks or months ago), they will remember what they were asked to do and when they were supposed to do it (failure to put in place a system that ensures visibility of commitments). http://www.executionleadership.pro
A common cause of project management failure is that projects are tracked based on large work items rather than smaller increments. http://www.executionleadership.pro
In most projects, quality requirements are rarely discussed, thereby allowing different people to have different expectations of what is being produced and the standards to be achieved.
Opportunities for conflict are created when different people are operating with different expectations. Let’s get on the same page. This can be a management issue or a team collaboration and communication issue or both. Which is it in your organization?
Execution Leadership for Project Managers 