Monday, 6 July 2009

Big projects lead to failure

Big projects turn into NASA type projects; you just do not have the size of team and infrastructure to support that sort of project.

Make your projects smaller. Instead of the big bang £10,000,000 projects that usually go wrong, concentrate on smaller projects. Obviously these smaller projects are done with the bigger picture in mind. These small projects can then be completed in two to six months. From concept to completion.

You’ll need to allocate a business and technical roles to manage the big picture, particularly technical interfaces.

Delivering real useful benefits to your customers. You could do projects that deliver the top 5 business features that are needed right now. These features will have an immediate effect on your profitability and move you ahead of your competitors.

A small project means that you will probably complete it satisfactory. This gives a great deal of team satisfaction and this enthusiasm feed into the next project.

Big projects are difficult for people to associate with.

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