Our last post (6 Key Factors of Failure Projects) initiated a series of articles on the most common key factors for failure in project management and how to avoid them to be successful.

Let’s start with the last of those mistakes listed (6. Giving the team a minor role in the project) taking advantage of the importance of one of the most important news of recent days: the victory on Sunday 11 July of the Spanish Team in Football World Cup 2010 held in South Africa. Congratulations!

Well, what has this to do with project management? A lot, you’ll see. A football team is not very different from any other group of people working together to achieve a common goal.

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Hi!

Today, I posted for the first time on the Doolphy time on the Doolphy Blog. I wrote about the essential factors that  should guide us to success in project management. This time, we want to vary slightly the approach and analyze the most common mistakes that prevent projects succeed and not conform to expectations in terms of results, term or profitability.

What are the most common errors you should avoid if you want to achieve the expected results in your projects?

1. No defining clearly the project objectives

One of the main causes of project failure is the lack of clear, measurable and attainable objectives. You need to know what you want to achieve to conveniently manage the efforts of all parties involved. It is also essential in this process the customer expectations management, whether internal or external, to ensure that the goals are aligned with what is really expected and ensure their satisfaction with the outcome of the project.

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