A survey done by Bull states the reasons 203 project managers gave for the failure of their projects:
- Missed milestones and deadlines – 75%
- Exceeded budgets – 55%
- Not able to meet project requirements – 37%
Another survey, by the Coverdale Organization, states the primary causes for project failure are:
- Poor planning, including time and resource estimates
- Unclear goals and objectives that change during the project
- Lack of executive support along with little customer and stakeholder involvement
Projects Do Not Need to Fail, Plain and Simple.
A good Project Plan and Project Schedule is the key to having a successful project. Many projects have managers, contractors, and/or owners that fall into a trap. They get locked into project execution before all the requisite requirements are defined and planned. This flawed process results in communication, sequencing and execution problems that handicap the job from start to finish -- there is a better way!
In this exclusive webinar,senior project management consultant Doug Findley will illustrate 13 discrete process steps that allow the project team to understand and plan the project before attempting to schedule it. The webinar will detail the project planning processes and offer templates that can be used to gather data and requirements for:
- Project Definition
- Scope Definition
- Work Breakdown Structure Creation
- Activity Definition and Activity Duration Estimating
- Resource Planning
- Organizational Planning, Communication Planning, and Staffing
- Risk Management Planning, Risk Identification, and Qualitative Risk Assessment
- Cost Estimation
This DVD is for all types of organizations executing projects. Clients/owners, contractors, construction management firms, and government contract managers will take away the fully integrated Project Planning Process that ensures the best project performance. Each attendee will be provided with simple business form templates that ease the planning process as it builds to the issuance of the Project Execution Plan.
