As a rough guide a Project Manager should put 70% effort into planning a project and 30% running it.
At first glance this statement may appear to be the wrong way round but experience shows that the planning phase of a project is by far the most critical one.
Here are some attributes of a well developed plan:-
* It should flow from start to finish.
* There should be a series of linked tasks from start to finish.
* Each task should have a named resource assigned to it.
* Everyone assigned to a task should have agreed and committed to the timescale.
* There should be a clearly identified Critical Path.
* The plan should be visible to key stakeholders in the organization.
* It should be reviewed and updated regularly.
Once all of the above has been fulfilled the management of the project becomes a relatively easy task.
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