101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

11. How should I manage short, complex, dynamic projects?

Depends on:

Staff size and commitments

Nature of the complexity

Dealing with Complexity Under Pressure

Projects that represent a lot of change in a hurry have a potentially overwhelming number of failure modes. Part of the difficulty is compressed timing, often with a duration set at about ninety days to complete the work. When doing a lot of work in a short time frame, even seemingly trivial problems can trigger other trouble and cause the project to quickly cascade out of control. If the ...