In my previous post on making project delivery promises, I wrote about the need to set delivery dates based on a clear understanding of capacity and workload. During project execution, the promises don’t shift, but reality does. For project teams, the need to assess the risk of missing the delivery date is imperative to the success of the project, often more than budget or scope. We call it a “risk”, because there is always uncertainty in predicting the completion date. Murphy lives, but we don’t know when he’ll visit – or if he will bring his friends! Traditionally, managers have … Read More![]()
