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| Q: | Project planning in our company seems to go on and on and on. We seem to be able to plan something to death. What are we doing wrong? | |
| A: | IT projects are often managed by people who fall into the analyst category. One of the downsides to this work type is that they have a tendency to analyze things to death. They can feel as if they never have enough data to finalize the plan or make a decision. As a result, they get analysis paralysis. Two things are important in overcoming this type of behavior. First is to acknowledge that we rarely, if ever, have perfect knowledge and at some point, we have enough information to move forward. The second thing is that things will change over time they always do. Since project management is an iterative process, it means you will have to go back and tweak things later on. So, spending time to make it perfect now is a waste of time because it will more than likely change. To overcome this problem, it s often helpful to determine if you (or... |
