Project Management, Second Edition (Briefcase Books Series), 2nd Edition

Chapter 11

Ensuring Successful Project Execution

We are nearly at the end of the book and are just now getting to the subject of project execution. There’s a lesson in that. The time you spend laying the foundation of a project—in the form of justification, requirements gathering, definition, team building, project planning, and risk assessment—is likely to be a fraction of the time you would spend in a state of chaos, confusion, and rework if you had blindly jumped into the project.

Another important point must be made. Although we have spent a proportionately long time addressing these topics in this book, the proportions are different in real life. You will spend 5 to 10 times more in project execution than you will in establishing your project. ...