Your Royal Webness

von Moltke’s dictum says that “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy.” Having a project plan at the beginning of the project is a first step, but it’s not the last. Regular evaluation, adjustment, and sometimes even retreat is necessary.

With that said, here is the official definition of Project Management:

Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that the project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints. A project is a temporary and one-time endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value. This property of being a temporary and one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same product or service over and over again. The management of these two systems is often very different and requires varying technical skills and philosophy, hence requiring the development of project managements.

If you’re not regularly reevaluating your project plan, you’re not managing… you’re coasting.

And away we go… your comments please? What’s your key to success in the project management area?

Sincerely,
Your Royal Webness
a.k.a. Sharon Marie Sutherlin