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Secrets to Successful Project Management

According to a research, 68% of projects fail due to various reasons.

Some failures are due to poor management, inadequate requirement analysis and poor initiation.

A successful project needs a strong start, a powerful leader and a dedicated team. However, there are other aspects as well that need attention to make a project successful. Here are some of them:

Team Understanding

How well do your project members gel together? How well do they avoid and manage conflicts? Your project success and failure depends on your team members; thus you should make sure that they work together, as a team. Every team member should participate equally and should perform his duties to make sure that they the project goals and objectives are achieved.

Effective Project Initiation

The project kickoff should be with a meeting. You need to make sure that the team members are aware of all the important aspects before they start working. Skipping this step will lead to project failure. Even though your team members might be aware of the important aspects of the project, but a face to face gathering is essential to get everyone on the same page.

Supportive Project Manager

You, as a project manager, should be supportive and should encourage your team members at every step. Your team members require appreciation to stay motivated. This has a huge impact on the working process of your members and when you support them, you’re sure to receive positive results.

Communication with Client

Keep your client updated. Inform them weekly or twice in a week of the progress of their project. To create a lasting impression, send them completion reports so that they’re aware of what is happening with their project. These gestures help you create a rapport with the client and will help you in case something goes wrong.

Solid Closeout Checklist

So, the project is complete. Do not just send it to the client. Create a checklist to check if everything is done and that there no unaddressed aspects left in the project. Doing so will help you identify if you’ve missed certain things.

All these aspects seem too demanding? You can’t invest the required time and effort into it? Copper Project can help! Our software is designed for seamless project handling, sharing information in real time with all team members and sharing information. Our web based project management software is available to help streamline your project management process.