Avoiding Project Management Pitfalls

Have you ever successfully planned a birthday party, a wedding, a charity event? If so, aside from any embarrassing moments that may have occurred, chances are you've got a handle on the basic project planning and management process. Interestingly, these types of projects often experience the same basic issues that large corporate projects do. Even strong, organised and experienced planners have found themselves managing a project that ends up in chaos and results in missed deadlines and budget overruns. While certainly not an exhaustive list, this paper explains some common pitfalls that projects experience and some tips to help make a project more successful and avoid the potential for chaos.