Cover your project risks
Make sure to consider and allow for project commercial risks: Protect yourself with insurance Make risk plans (for specific risks) Evaluate possible risks (rate them) Work out likely percentages (probabilities) …
Month: June 2009
Who is Responsible
Make sure your team knows who is responsible for what work. People who need to know are: Team members Project manager Organization Management If people don’t know, then they communicate …
Allow for Rework and Failure
Allow for rework and failure in budget costs and time. In my opinion, you should allow 3-5% of the total project value to cover this. This will vary based on …
Check for influences on your project.
At the planning stage of your project, check if other projects might affect yours. For example: Planned road works in front of the access gate to the site. Upgrades of …
Lay Down Area
Plan your lay down area for delivery and storage of equipment. You may have a marked “area” supplied by the client but you should mark on the ground exactly where …
Closedowns over large holidays
Remember to allow for close-downs over Christmas. Many fabrication companies, suppliers, fabricators etc have 2 weeks close-down around Christmas. For planning a long project you might need to allow a …
Templates for your WBS
Use a template for your work breakdown structure Before starting on your WBS, check if your organization has a template for the WBS for similar types of projects. If no …
Plan the use of your Resources Properly
If you don’t have your resources fully utilised (booked and working) they may be taken from you by your senior management to be put on projects which look like they …
Filter Emails
If you get lots of emails (particularly ones that you are copied on) then it may be worth considering setting some email filters to sort emails to certain folders (design, …