Rules on Internet projectmanagement: (6) Determine the possible pitfalls in the project in advance
Category:Projectmanagement,Rules Internet Project management
After a "French break", we pick up the rules for Internet projectmanagement. Today a general rule, which provides safety early in the project:
Determine the possible pitfalls in the project in advance
A project can ‘collapse’ in many different moments. That is, of course, exactly what you want to prevent. To have a ‘flexible’ project it is important, even before the start of the project, to map out where you can may get into trouble.
Previously I wrote an article (in Dutch) about Internet pitfalls. They are already eight possible pitfalls which you could identify in advance and for which you can set up countermeasures. However, there are many more potential pitfalls.
Start by creating a matrix with possible ‘bumps’ that you may expect in the project, estimate the probability that it is actually going to happen and define and adopt countermeasures.
If you already have thought about countermeasures in advance you can save two birds with one stone: you create awareness of the potential dangers involved in the project and you can quickly anticipate as a trap actually pops open.
