These can be treated as ‘milestone’ meetings when they are
timed to coincide with the key stages of the project.
TEN STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT- Specify objectives and deliverables.
- Carry out cost–benefit analysis or investment appraisal to
justify project. - Determine:
■ what should be done;
■ who does what;
■ when it should be done (broken down into stages);
■ how much it should cost.- Define resource requirements (people, money, materials,
systems, equipment, etc). - Prepare programme – identify stages.
- Define methods of control – charts, network analysis,
progress reports, progress (milestone) meetings. - Ensure that everyone knows what is expected of them and
has the resources required. - Monitor progress continuously against the plan as well as at
formal meetings. - Take corrective action as required; for example, re-allocating
resources. - Evaluate the end result against the objectives and deliver-
ables.
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