I just read a great blog post by Stephen Seay at Project Steps titled “My Rules for Project Management”. Here are some of the highlights:
- Only people that aren’t competent won’t show off their work
- Paper status reports are worth what they are printed on.
- When it comes to project scope, what is not in writing has not been said. (This is a tough one to keep a firm grasp on. Scope creep, anyone?)
- Bad data leads to bad decisions
- If your project sponsor isn’t responsive you should put your project on-hold until such time they can become involved. (Especially critical for service providers. If a customer is slow or doesn’t pay on time, this isn’t being responsive.)
- A project manager must be a motivator.