Project Management Warning Flag 1 – Unfunded Activities

Managing a project to an on-time, on-budget completion has become increasingly difficult in the ‘do more with less’ reality of today’s business world. But what many project managers fail to realize is that their project is doomed from the start. Activities associated with a project’s roll-out and needed organizational change management often go unscoped and unfunded because they don’t directly contribute to the creation of the produce or service being developed. The cost of these activities is very real in terms of personnel and financial resources and the project’s ultimate success relies on their performance.

If typically unfunded activities are critical to a project’s success, why then do they go unaccounted for?

You need to be logged in as a Premium Member to see this part of the article. Login using the box in the sidebar. Not registered? Click here to register

   Email This Post  |    Print Post  |   Sign up for our Email Newsletter