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57086 Contract and Project Management

David Sowden, The University of Hull

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David Sowden, The University of Hull

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Dilbert - Why projects fail

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IAG Consulting: Reasons Project Fail

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A first step in project management is proper planning, which starts by selecting a good acronym

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The next step is to properly establish estimates for the primary activities in the project plan

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Of course, the most important resource allocation is the project manager, so you must choose wisely:

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Finalising the delivery date can involve some tricky maths, it’s much easier to just add more resources:

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However if simply adding additional resources won’t help, there is always an alternative approach:

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Once it becomes impossible to meet the project’s carefully determined deadline, you know what must be done:

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But fear not, your project can be brought to a graceful conclusion following this standard best practice:

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