Learning from a Project “ Post-mortem”

According to Portny, Mantel, Meredith, Shafer, Sutton and Kramer, (2008, p.7) “all projects are carried out under condition of uncertainty. Well-tested software routines may not perform properly when integrated with other well-tested routines. The best-made plans often go awry.  Uncertainty ensures that projects travel a rough road”. I believe that a project must have a distinct beginning and ending to be successful. The skills I feel that will make my project work to be successful are understanding the end goal, identify clear roles, cooperate, break it down, communicate, ask questions, look at the past and look to the future. Time is important in any project, when you can take your own notes and see the improvement in valuable and efficient.

There are risks and difficulties in every project to be successful. The goal is to satisfy the client and the investors. Portny, Mantel, Meredith, Shafer, Sutton and Kramer, (2008, p.6) stated, “When project information is determined accurately and completely and shared effectively, project managers dramatically increase their chance of project success. When pieces of this information are vague, missing, or not shared effectively, the chances of success are reduced”.

Reference

Portny, S. E., Mantel, S. J., Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., Sutton, M. M., & Kramer, B.    E. (2008). Project management: Planning, scheduling, and controlling projects. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.