Why You Shouldn’t Manage a Project…Alone.

When you think about the word “project management”, most of us think about a single project manager whose responsibility it is to lead a team, preside over meetings or present monthly updates.

Maybe back in the 50’s project management was a single job filled by a single role.  Today, it’s much more dynamic, multi-faceted and complex. Trying to manage a project alone is a recipe for disaster.

Think about all the tasks that fall under project management:

  • Project valuation
  • Business case development
  • Project planning
  • Cost estimating
  • Cost control
  • Schedule management
  • Risk management
  • Quality assurance
  • Supply chain management
  • Stakeholder management
  • PMO set-up & recruiting
  • Metrics & reporting
  • And more…

There’s a wealth of data to support that no matter how large or small a project is, project management is rarely ever a solo sport. It’s an assembly of people, processes, tools and technologies – all supporting each other and working in concert to deliver a successful project.

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Start with a Project Support Plan

If you’re a project manager, the last thing you want to do is manage a project alone. You need support and you need to be able to articulate what you need and why you need it.  One of the tools we recommend to help project managers obtain the support they need is a Project Management Support Plan.

Below is a simple template of a support plan that you can use to make the case for the type of project management support you need.

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About Darby Consulting

Since 2008, we’ve provided Project Management Support to enable project teams to plan, design, build and deploy successful projects both large and small — and it’s all made possible by delivering extraordinary people, processes, tools and technologies that our clients recognize as truly exceptional.

Darby Consulting is proud to be a recognized Project Management Support consultancy by the Project Management Institute (PMI) – the world’s leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession.

When you need full-time, part-time or just-in-time project management support…Darby delivers.

For more information, visit us online at www.darbyconsulting.com

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