Manage the Priorities
Manage the priorities of your projects. Consider them in relation to other projects, business lines in the organisation, geographic areas, and functional managers.
Month: August 2009
Estimating Design Time
Get to know the usual time schedules for producing plans, drawings, and designs in your organisation. Estimates may be 2 weeks but people with experience in the organisation may know …
Eliminate Unnecessary Features
Eliminating unnecessary features in design will give the largest savings in a project. If your client wants costs cut, look for the most costly features (in design cost and construction …
Learn to Say No
You must learn to say no to some requests from clients If change requests from the client will make the design unsafe or unusable, you should refuse to change it. …
Reward System for Ideas
Some companies have idea boxes or systems for employees to share their ideas for improving an organisation or project. Yet they can often find it difficult to get people to …
What Does Quality Mean?
Remember that for a project, quality means compliance with the scope and specifications. Doing what is required. It does not mean you have to deliver a better product than is …
Using the Word “Float”
Using the Word Float It is a good idea to avoid using the word “float” in a schedule or cost report to a client. Instead you could use phrases such …
Schedule a Project Logically
Don’t schedule backwards from the end date. Program the project logically. Do it forwards then adjust to fit for time. If you do it backwards, you aren’t planning the project, …
Watch External Dependencies
Keep a careful watch on external dependencies. External things such as deliveries, contracts, and approvals that could delay your project if late. They may not be your direct responsibility and …
Give Ownership to Stakeholders
To increase stakeholder acceptance of a project give them ownership. Do this by letting them choose delivery dates so that they will then support those dates. For example, ask the …