Project Management for Trainers: Stop "Winging It" and Get Control of Your Training Projects

Documenting the Business Objectives

Business objectives may seem obvious to the project manager and the developer, but they aren’t always obvious to the stakeholders. In many ill-fated instances, projects proceed without any real business objectives, only to turn into workshops that are never attended or Web-based packages that are never installed. Everything that is done in a business should contribute to the goals of the business. In other words, unless there is business problem, there shouldn’t be a solution.

Business objectives can be remembered easily with the mnemonic IRACIS, which represents the first letters in the phrases that capture the essence of business. No matter what project a business funds, everyone needs to be clear on how ...