10 Unbreakable Rules for Project Success (Part 1)

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10 Unbreakable Rules for Project Success (Part 1)

by Mark Lilly & Tim Rahschulte

January 26, 2004


Why do so few projects succeed? Despite the decades of increasingly complex attempts to manage projects, far too many managers overlook the 10 Unbreakable Rules for Project Success. As outlined below, these common sense guidelines hold the key to increasing your success rate and delivering greater consistency across your project's lifecycle.

 

Rule No. 1: Know what you are doing.

Take a deep breath and a half step back. See where it is you wish to go and know what it is you are trying to accomplish. See how it may be coordinated or in conflict with other project efforts across the organization. Focus to the point you can be deliberate.

 

Rule No.



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