CHAPTER 20

Should You Be Given a Project End Date?

Ever have your boss, client, project sponsor, or someone else in a position of authority give you the delivery date for a yet-to-be-planned product or service? This is common practice, but is it good practice? Should you be given a target date or should you be left to determine the most appropriate date for you and the project team?

Providing a target project end date almost always demonstrates good business and good leadership

In almost all cases, it is good business to provide the project team a target end date. An end date yields two primary benefits:

  • The target date will likely have special meaning to the business For example, it may coincide with an important trade show, allow revenues ...

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