PMI Four Reasons for Failure

Challenge Executive Management Project Manager Team Members SolutionLack of Visibility Information is late.

Stakeholders not involved / informed consulted.

Not updating registers, schedule etc.

Not working on essential / critical matters

Visible scorecard/ tracking progress / reports. S'holder management. OBS - comms

Unclear Objectives Too busy to analyse, caught up in whirlwind. not focusing on 'important' troubled projects

Overcommitted on project - fire fighting. Saying yes to all tasks rather than 'no' and facing reality.

Overworked, changing priorities, disillusionment.

Rank projects and priorities. 'What' has to be done rather than what people 'think'. WBS - QBS

No visibility into resource workload

Impression that all is well - no news is good news.

No candour with Management. Management not knowing/caring and PM feels isolated.

Burn out - quality suffers, no work priorities - everything is urgent - no schedule and uncertainty as to urgent and important tasks; not escalating matters

Staff and tasks managed proactively. Hands-on management.Resource allocation (WBS - OBS - TBS)

Gaps in Communication

Inaccurate or 'good-news' reporting from PM. OR EM see everything and information overload.

Not keeping essential personnel in 'the loop'. Ineffective communication.

Complaints of too much or not enough.

Not escalating matters in a timely manner.

Effective rather than 'efficient' communication. EMail vs meetings. Disciplined communication - access to information as unrestricted as possible.PM Experience / Sholder engagement (OBS-TBS-RBS - WBS)

WBS - OBS - TBS - CBS - QBS - RBS - Docs and Comms BS