PROJECT A LA CARTE, INC.
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

Getting it Done or Doing it Right ? - This is the time where we all look forward to the Holidays and spending quality time with our families. However, this is also a time where some organizations may try to push projects to production in a hurry right before the year is over. A lot of risk goes into this, and sometimes "getting it done" means pushing a product whose quality is not acceptable or potentially impacting negatively the business or finding yourself in a long and tenuous stabilization effort; at that moment, the Project Team needs to think hard about the decision to go live or not. Instead, I have learned that "doing it right" is a far better approach and that the key to success is a combination of elements that must happen in the project : a Statement Of Work that is understood and agreed upon by everyone, a realistic plan that provides ample time for testing -for one, a solid stabilization period, just to mention the major ones. For the PM this means that it all comes down to Planning, Planning, and re-Planning if needed. � 2008-2010 Project A La Carte, Inc. Got it! Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.