At Virtira, we started tackling this project management crisis over a decade ago and have developed a set of key steps and best practices that ensure optimal efficiency and productivity for distributed projects that stretch across your city — or around the globe.
The trouble often begins at the very inception of an initiative. Nowadays, a project objective might be more about satisfying an executive’s whim than implementing a strategy or fulfilling the company mission. Maybe the boss wants project completion to coincide with a public stock report or hopes to make a splash announcement at an upcoming sales meeting.
Thus, one of the crucial initial steps is defining project success. “What is the project, and why are we doing it now?” should be your first two questions for any project proposal.