APPENDIXB
Meet Minimum Requirements: Anything More Is Too Much
Neal Whitten, PMP
Commit to a project plan that only includes essential function, with a “closet plan” for nonessential function.
Does this conversation between a project manager and a project outsider sound familiar? It’s aY2K project, but it could be any project.
Outsider: “Will your project complete on time?”
PM: “We have no choice.”
Outsider: “I didn’t ask if you had a choice. 1 asked will you complete on time?”
PM: “This is an important project. There’s a lot riding on the success of this project. We must complete on time.”
(Translation: “No, we won’t complete on time. Anybody with any project experience knows this.”)
Is this a Y2K-unique problem? No—it’s common on most projects. ...
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