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Not being careful enough when negotiating supply contracts… This is so important especially in today’s day and age.  I have already alluded to supply issues, but there are more, and some are surprising. Often, negotiators try to get goods and Read more…

Spending too little time at the beginning and end of a project…. from our experience there is a lot of pressure on Project Managers to “get things going”.  People seem to think that deciding what you are going to do Read more…

No credible success criteria… It is important to define at the beginning of a project what the success criteria are, and to measure along the way how you are performing to meet them. There is little point in continuing to Read more…

Those of you who follow us on Twitter @siamangltd will know that last week I found a couple of hours between meetings and such to book my attendance at a ‘symposium’ with a local marketing company.  There’s always something new Read more…

Not tracking finances…. I have worked in companies who insist on tracking expenses, and others who don’t.  I prefer the ones who do.  Why? When you manage a project it is important to have an understanding off all of the Read more…

Being unrealistic about timelines… Wow! This is a biggie.  Often organisational behaviour creates this too, but well estimated projects are the most successful, and are based on no more than experience and common sense. There are simple ways to estimate.  Read more…

Not fully understanding the deadlines and the reasons behind them… This often happens in large companies, but also happens in smaller organisations.  Learned organisational behaviour creates artificial deadlines and as explained earlier, where the time side of the triangle is Read more…