Set expectations for communication early. Will team
leads submit a weekly update on their team’s progress?
How many all-hands meetings will you have during the
course of the project—sometimes they’re not necessary
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teams within a project, such as the design team or the
programming team, have recurring check-in meetings
where everyone recaps what they’ve done recently and
raises any potential problems. The earlier people voice
potential problems, the better everyone’s chances are of
thwarting them.
MOVING FORWARD
Armed with these tips for getting started, you can dig
into the meat of the project. Project management
software goes a long way to helping keep everyone
involved in the project up to date on its progress.
However, it also takes a good amount of human
interaction, and as much clarity about the project and
all of its details as possible.
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The earlier
people voice
potential
problems, the
better the
chances are of
thwarting
them.