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How Project Leaders Can Overcome the Crisis of Silence
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By Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield and Andrew Shimberg
Summer 2007
Reprint 48414
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Volume 48, Number 4, pages 46-52, 7 pages
Primary Topic: Leadership
Secondary Topic: Technology and Innovation
SummaryIt is estimated that of the $255 billion spent per year on information technology projects in the United States, more than a quarter is burned up in failures and cost overruns. Project professionals and management experts have attempted to respond to these failures by improving the formal systems related to program governance, project management and project-related technologies. Though these new approaches have produced improved results, with more than two out of three projects continuing to disappoint, however, the authors argue that something is still missing. They suggest five crucial questions to ask to help prevent project failure -- are we planning around facts, is the project sponsor providing support, are we faithful to the process, are we honestly assessing our progress and risk and are team members pulling their weight. The authors examine the success of the project managers who do engage in these conversations and then lay out a plan for using them in the organization. |
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