TABLE OF CONTENTS We re heading down the home stretch here. Defining the project s processes and procedures is the final step in this phase of our planning. To this point, you ve identified a tremendous amount of information about the project, and now it s time to define the project s processes and procedures how the project will run and how you ll run the project.
You already know that process for process s sake is a waste of time, but when processes (and procedures) make sense, they re priceless. A renowned exercise physiologist, Michael Hewitt, has researched and written a lot about exercise (bear with us, we ll get to the point quickly). His philosophy is to find the least amount of exercise needed to remain healthy. That s an attitude you ve got to love and that s our approach to process. Look for the least amount of process and procedure possible to generate a calm, consistent, and manageable project team environment. Predefined processes and procedures reduce stress because people know in advance how to handle routine situations. However, those same people can feel stressed out when there are so many processes and procedures that they literally can t get their jobs done. Find the least amount of process you can to make your project manageable and be careful not to build in so much process that everyone spends time on process and none on the project itself. Help your team be productive by defining key project processes and procedures. If possible, work...
