Project Management June PM Survey: Managing the Project - Part 2 Published on 09 June 2010 - Revised on Part 2 of the June PM survey is now available. This 2nd part of the monthly survey again deals with concepts associated with the ongoing management of the project. The survey is now active and ready for your participation at: http://www.bradegeland.com/june-survey-part-2.html In this 2nd part of the survey, we’ll be looking at the following topics: Definition of project success For this question, I’m looking for how either you or your organization primarily defines project success. Is it on time project delivery, on budget project delivery, or customer satisfaction? And for those of you who feel it’s something other than those three options, there is a write-in ‘other’ response area available. Percentage of successful projects delivered This one will definitely a best-guess scenario because I doubt that anyone has compiled hard numbers on this plus it’s somewhat subjective as to what one would call a ‘successful’ project. I’m trying to get an idea of where our readership stands in regards to successful vs. failed projects. Recent studies – as I’ve reported here in recent articles – place the percentage of failed projects between 62% and 75%. It will be interesting to see where PM Tips readers fall in that spectrum. Percentage of project revenue from change orders Change orders are always a love – hate thing. For the PM and team, they are a great way to increase project revenue and executive management loves them. However, it’s often difficult and even uncomfortable for the project manager to present the customer with change orders – unless they are the result of direct customer requests. Also, change orders are a necessary tool to bridge the gap between the originally defined requirements and what reality fleshes out over the course of the engagement. Weekly communication responsibilities of the project manager Finally, I’m interested in finding out which regular project communication tasks that should be happening on a weekly basis are actually happening. This can come from anyone on the project – not just the project manager. But it will be interesting to see how many of these regular communication tasks are actually happening regularly. Again, Part 2 of the June PM survey is available here: http://www.bradegeland.com/june-survey-part-2.html Rate this article: No rating Print
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