10 ways to sink a project Be vague ! Begin execution ASAP! A well defined scope might LIMIT you. Plus, you would be FORCED to do what you promised Begin execution ASAP! The client is WAITING ! And why planning ? Lots of CHANGES will happen anyway Focus on YOUR team. Talking too much to the client will DISTRACT you and it creates dangerous INTERFERENCE in the work Don’t document the changes. You will save yourself from DISCUSSIONS with the client. Just rely on mutual TRUST… Exceed the client’s expectations. Clients EXPECT much more. You’ll sign other contracts to RECOVER the lost profit

Project Management Breakfast 10 ways to sink a project August 19, 2009 Risk management? Why? Risks are by definition UNCERTAIN events… Why WASTE hours trying to predict the future? Quality only matters in the final stages! What really counts is the FINISHED product. The client will only notice the final APPEARANCE of the product Avoid bureaucracy… Filling forms is a WASTE of time. Save this time and focus on EXECUTION! Make sure your team does work overtime. Anyway, projects are practically BORN behind schedule. Begin to pressure the team RIGHT AWAY Get rid of all paperwork and documentation after the project close out. It takes too much space. NOBODY will ever use it! A summary of the PMI EMA Congress 2009