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Small projects may not be as glamorous or prestigious as their larger counterparts, but they're still important and still require project management. The most common mistake people make when executing small projects is thinking that because of the small amount of effort required, the project doesn't need planning at all, says Roberta Toledo, PMP, managing partner at Alpha Consultoria, a project management consultancy in Mexico City, Mexico. Project managers who opt to cut back on project management principles run several risks, says Margo O'Farrell, a teacher of project management at TAFE Tasmania, a training organization in Tasmania, Australia. First, if the project manager becomes ill or otherwise unavailable, the project will probably come screaming to a halt. Failing to apply project management principles can also result in a lack of executive commitment, O'Farrell says. A project manager's reputation may be at stake, too. Even when a project is relatively small, the objective can be substantive. The amount of planning and process should be proportional to the project's scope. Finally, once the project is under way, project managers must find ways to keep team members focused on the goal-which can be particularly tricky on small projects.
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Small Projects, Big Results
SO YOU'RE NOT WORKING ON THAT BIG-BUDGET MEGA-PROJECT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT. That doesn't mean you can skip over the planning phase and dive right in, tempting as it might be. Small projects may not be as glamorous or prestigious as their larger counterparts, but they're still importantand still require project management.
"The most common mistake people make when executing small projects is thinking that because of the small amount of effort required, the project doesn't need planning at all," says Roberta Toledo, P...See the full content of this document
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