Look at the Big Picture
Spend a few moments to consider where your project fits in with the business. Tiny extra costs may not be worth the time or effort to try to reduce. You …
Planning
Don’t Let Your Team Members Get Bored
Make sure your team members always have work to do. Give them a list of lower priority tasks (such as improving certain systems) that they can do when they have …
Manage Risks
Identify and Manage Risks Properly This enables you to reduce or eliminate risks. Helps you make plans for each major risk. Reduces the possibility of things going wrong in the …
Resource Schedule
Know the resource schedule of your project and of your organisation. What if another large project will start part way through yours? Will this reduce the number of resources available …
Project Organisation Chart
Be sure to make a project organisation chart. Helps with assigning responsibilities Helps new team members identify the roles of the rest of the team and who to talk to …
Organise Priorities
It is the responsibility of the project manager to organise priorities for the team members. You should provide direction on what is the most important task. You should settle conflicts …
Hold Project Manager Accountable
The project manager should be held accountable for the failure of a project. If you are a program manager (manage project managers) you should hold your project managers accountable. This …
Aim to Be Proactive
As a project manager you should aim to be proactive (prepare for problems before they happen) rather than just reactive (dealing with problems as they arise). Proper planning and well …
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) …