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then team acceptance is the critical component to success.
So, organize the work plan around teams and their needs,not
around the process itself.
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Makes sense, right?
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Measure what you need to know.No more, no less.
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For simpler projects, a straightforward percent complete scheme
is great for measuring progress.
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For more complex projects use:
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Gantt charts(that show dependencies)
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Resource management dashboard(to show and allocate team
availability)
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Earned value tracking (to ensure precise measurement of
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This keeps your reports clean, straightforward, and
relevant.
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Practiceresource
management.
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Projects are powered by people.
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So tracking team availability is critical to sticking to the
work plan.
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Your project will be late.
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{ } Only 18 people are availablerequires 30 peopleProject A
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Avoid resource shortfalls;schedule a fixed time commitment
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each person you will need on the team.
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This ensures you will have the right people to complete the work
plan on time and on budget.
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Good resource management tools show you whos busy, whos not, and
help you
reallocate resources accordingly.
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ConclusionElements of an eective work plan
1. Align the work plan to the project goal.
2. Match reporting complexity to project scope.
3. Use resource management for team scheduling.
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Thank you to Kevin Korterud of Accenture & PMIs Voices blog
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