Monday, July 9, 2012

How to master project management

In order for you to succeed in being an effective project manager you have to define the target and the goal of the project. You need to know where this project is going and what it is trying to achieve. For instance, if your boss asks you to organize a blood donation campaign from the employees. You have to know the scope of the project. You have to know if this project is aiming to donate as much blood as it can to the blood bank or is it another reason such as elevating the community profile of the company. Knowing the real reason and target of a certain project would help you exceed and manage it well. This is why knowing the real scope and aim of a project is one of the bases of successful project management.

As the head of the project management staff you also have to know all of the activities involved. For instance, will the company provide transportation for the employees from and to the blood bank or will they be asked to drive themselves. Knowing the activities will help with the organization and planning as it will have a great effect on the work scope that will have to be done throughout the project. You also need to acknowledge the stakeholders because you will have to ask for their help. You need to understand and know what they are expecting by the end of the project as this will help you plan and manage your project more efficiently.

The next step in your project management crusade is to understand and define the expected outcome of the project. You need to know what are the products, things or services that are expected to be delivered when the project is over. For instance, if you are the project manager of an advertising campaign then the client expects a piece of art work or an advert in the newspaper. Understanding the deliverables will help you plan and manage your project much easier.

Another vital step in project management is to make sure that there is communication between the different team. Each team has to know what is asked from it and what is it expected to deliver. All the teams need to have a good level of communication with each other as well. If there is no communication between you and the teams and between the teams themselves then the project will be deemed to fail.

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