Dynamic Scheduling With Microsoft Office Project 2003: The Book by and for Professionals

Chapter 12: Evaluating the Project

Overview

In this chapter, we review how you can become a better project manager for your next projects.

After this chapter you will:

  • Know why project evaluation is important.

  • Have a list of questions that will help you learn from a finished project.

  • Know what to capture in lessons learned.

"Can We Go Now ?"

Nob and his team members sit down with a pizza to look back at the project they just finished. The pizza is almost finished when Nob kicks off the meeting asking: "What did we learn from this project?"

Harry says: "Well, I learned that I am not going to work with Chris again!"

Chris fires back immediately with: "Likewise man!"

Nob straightens his body and asks again: "Folks, we are here to learn from our mistakes and our successes what did we learn?"

Mary: "I found out that I am always too optimistic in my estimates! Next time I will not give estimates unless I am forced to "

Nob: "Did you ask yourself how you could get more accurate estimates?"

Mary: "I don't like estimating; it's too hard "

Vern: "Yeah, I agree "

Nob makes a big gesture to interrupt this exchange and summarizes: "So, what you have learned from this project is that you don't want to provide estimates anymore to the project manager?"

Vern: "That sums it up pretty well!"

Nob: "What else did we learn?"

Veronica: "I learned that filling in time...

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