Category: Managing Project Issues

Let’s take a look at the available tool options for your issue log. The most popular options are word processor, spreadsheet, database, and collaboration/workflow tools. There are advantages to each, and each can be appropriate in the right scenario. Table 13.2 provides a comparison summary for your issue log options.  Caution Complex issues tend to linger and…

The actual details of the issue management system are not complicated, and in most situations they share many similarities with your change control system and risk tracking system. Although issue management systems vary in complexity and sophistication depending on your organization and the needs of your project, all issue management systems should possess the following…

Managing project issues is an example of proactive project management. Through solid planning, effective stakeholder management, and insightful risk management, you can reduce the number of issues your project will encounter, but you cannot eliminate them. The goal of project issue management is to detect issues as early as possible. The earlier an issue is…

Managing project issues is an example of proactive project management. Through solid planning, effective stakeholder management, and insightful risk management, you can reduce the number of issues your project will encounter, but you cannot eliminate them. The goal of project issue management is to detect issues as early as possible. The earlier an issue is…

Projects are dynamic; projects often deal with the new and the leading edge; and projects involve people. As a result, circumstances change, misunderstandings occur, assumptions don’t hold, political agendas collide, problems arise, and risk events happen. These situations are categorized as project issues, and they all have the potential to adversely affect the project’s capability to…