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The Outstanding Project (February 2010) PDF Print E-mail

Hello,

Just when I thought we'd seen the last of this winter's snow, along comes another flurry to snarl things up.  After one of the coldest winters for many years, the start of spring probably can't come quickly enough.

In this issue

Time to toss out the Gantt charts?

Where do you get inspiration?.

Did you miss the Health Tech Hub seminar?


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  • Diagnostic tools
  • Good Practice Guides

Time to toss out the Gantt charts?

In a word, no... But don't rely solely on a Gantt chart to drive your project. A truly useful project plan isn't just about Gantt charts, or tracking progress with each task. Even more important is creating good tasks in the first place.

Just recently, I've had a flurry of questions about creating tasks that are concrete to team members (so as to get confident commitments for time-lines and resource). People have also asked about buttoning tasks down, so there is less opportunity for scope and intent creep during the life of the project

I'd like to share an approach to answering these questions, that many organisations find works. It boils down to asking 7 questions of each task, paying attention to the nuts and bolts of project activities;

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Where do you get inspiration?

Which industry journals do you read?

Which do you find relevant to the challenges you face? 

What is it about these publications that keeps you reading?

I'd love to hear about your favourite professional publications, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it me your insights. 

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Did you miss the Health Tech Hub seminar?

If you weren't able to come along to this inspiring seminar, here's what you missed;
  • Why 83% of projects over-run, cost more and fail to deliver,
  • The single biggest factor in project failure,
  • Hallmarks of successful projects,
  • The 9 questions you must ask of any project to unlock their potential for success.
Delegates got stuck in to seeing how their projects performed in response to the 9 key questions, identifying immediate actions they will take to make a difference. They also took away a handy worksheet and a guide to best practice in reducing the risk of project failure.

Many of those who attended committed to taking concrete actions over the coming weeks and months. I promised to follow up on successes, challenges and insights with them over this period.

Would you like to join this group, see how your project measures up, unlock the potential for success? Spurred on by the impressive commitments made by seminar attendees, I am offering the first 20 readers of this bulletin to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;
  • A personal copy of the 9 questions worksheet,
  • A virtual postcard, for you to record the actions you will take as a result of completing the worksheet,
  • When you email me your completed postcard, I commit to call you over the coming weeks for us to explore the insights you've made.
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Let me know which journals you come back to, find relevant to the challenges you face.

As usual, your comments are welcomed and appreciated, particularly with regard to what you'd like to hear about in future bulletins.


Matthew Theobald
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