Check out these 11 ways to excel at project management.

1. 11 ways to excel at
Project management

2. A brave and a smart leader,
who knows how to bring the
best out of his team, can win
battles no matter how
difficult they seem.
1. Lead like Leonidas

3. 2. Document like a scientist
Going haywire with the project
straightway is one of the major
causes that lead to failure. A
clearly documented project
scope, explaining the objectives,
can set the tone right and put
things in place for successful
completion.

4. 3. Plan like a grandmaster
Being a project manager, you
need to inculcate
grandmaster like abilities to
plan each and every move in
order to achieve success in
the project.

5. 4. Define like an artist
In order for everyone to
understand the intricacies
involved in the project, there
must be well defined objectives
with each and every detail laid
out in front of the people who
are going to be involved in it.

6. Effective risk management can
be the difference between
success and failure of a project.
The best way to do it –
prioritise the objectives, be
prepared with the preventive
actions (in case of adversities)
and track the updates.
5. Risk it to get the biscuit

7. You need to define the roles
and responsibilities to
individual team members so
that every person gets to know
his/her accountability for a
particular task.
6. Who’s the quarterback and
who’s the placekicker?

8. A team is a team, no matter if it
is out on a football field or
working in a corporate office,
and it is the responsibility of the
coach to keep them aligned
towards the objective of winning
the championship.
7. Adorn the Coaches’ hat

9. ‘The later you leave the testing
in the development cycle, the
more it costs to fix’.
This is the reason why you
must plan your testing before
it gets too late, and see how
smooth things turn out to be.
8. Test it before it’s too late

10. The thumb rule that holds true
for all types of projects is that
there is always room for
improvement.
However, that can be figured
out only when you review the
product before delivering it
finally.
9. Apply the thumb rule

11. The biggest mistake that project
managers make in this scenario is
to disband the team as soon as the
project is delivered.
You must not mark the project as
complete unless the desired
results are obtained.
10. Delivery is not the final
destination

12. Failing to learn the lessons and
moving straight away to the next
project is going to land you deep
in trouble.
Evaluate the project that you have
finished and document the
mistakes before you begin with
the next project.
11. Don’t let history repeat itself

13. Photo by Nate Grigg : Creative Commons attribution license https://www.flickr.com/photos/nateone/3768979925t