Seven Steps to the timely completion of projects

Famous saying, which says that the battle won by the armies and generals played - very true and in relation to the project. Therefore it is always necessary to improve their management.

It is easy to say and how to do it?

There are however those who are able to handle projects and share their knowledge. Let us listen to what we tell Aaron Stannard.

There are seven simple steps that help me cope with my projects.

• Organize your thoughts.
  If you have an idea, but there is no certainty in detail the organization, it is necessary to structure all that you already know. For example, I use Mindmapping because it makes it easy to share your designs, and in addition it is a very flexible way of organizing.
• Define clear goals.
  This sounds too obvious, but many do not have clear objectives when they start work on the project. And the goal must necessarily be measurable and concrete
• Make homework.
  You may feel that you are the first person to solve such problems, but is it? Do some research, there may be a solution that can save you time and money. Do not reinvent the wheel, enhance, and has been used for the invention.
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• Create a clear plan for implementation of the project.
  Before you begin execution of the project, you have to describe in detail how you do it. Where to start? Build a team first, or do the definition of objectives or budget? Determine at what point each phase of the project should begin. Determine the results of each phase, they had better not be too large and measurable. Decomposition of tasks - a great tool for this and Gantt charts - as one of the ways to do this.
• The adoption of clear, tangible results zhdlya each of the steps.
  Each project should be divided into phases, ending with material from or landmark. Only the passing of milestones against the pole, you can achieve the ultimate goal. The result of each of the steps should be planned measurable, such as "End Survey" - a bad goal, "to write a report describing potential competition in the market" - a well-defined target.
• Specify the time required for each step.
  Once you break the project into phases, subtasks, you can easily calculate the budget and resource costs. Total costs should consist of smaller ones.
• Leave the stock.
  The surest way to avoid cost overruns - to leave the reserve. Always consider the possible risks and leave the reserve and on the time and other resources, because people get sick, and the computers break down.