Ever been given a timeframe that seems impossible to hit? If you’ve managed projects for any length of time, you know what I mean. Your boss or customer thinks it can be done in a certain timeframe and you think it’s going to take longer.
Rock. Hard place. And you seem to be stuck.
How you handle that situation can be the difference between delivering your project successfully or not. In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast shares insights to help you successfully respond when you’re given unrealistic timeframes.
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The tarrgets versus estimates concept was helpful. Thank you.
Thank you
Short but very to the point. Thank-you for sharing.
Short but very to the point. Thank-you for sharing.
Hi Andy. It’s very important to meet the TARGET dates, but when you look at the entire big picture, review what the COST and estimates will run a project is more crucial then hitting that deadline date.