Category: Project Execution
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Methods for Ending a Contract or a Project
To simplify the coverage of this process, I have assumed that our project completed as planned, and that any contracts involved also ended at the same time the project completed. In reality, many of these project-ending steps could and should be done at the end of each project phase and not just at the end…
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Common Project Closing Challenges
The proper ending of a project is the most neglected project management process. To understand why and to better prepare yourself for this important activity, let’s review the common challenges that project managers and organizations have at this stage:
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Project End Checklist: 13 Important Steps
With these principles in mind, the 13 steps included in the project end checklist will ensure that you perform a complete project close and leave the stakeholders with a positive lasting impression of your project management abilities. Note Other common names for Project End Checklist include Project Closure Checklist and Project Closeout Checklist.
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Three Key Principles
Before we review the checklist items that will drive our project-ending efforts, let’s touch on the key principles that drive a successful project close:
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Introduction
As in most personal interactions, how we begin and end the process can make all the difference. The same can be said for projects. Continuing to use the personal interaction analogy, we know how initial impressions and the relationship we establish can make our “goodbye” extremely awkward or very exciting for the promise of what…
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Key Project Management Skills for Better Vendor Management
To better help you prepare for responsibilities of vendor and procurement management, let’s review the type of skills and knowledge a project manager should possess to be effective in these areas. The key project management skills needed for procurement and vendor management include the following: Stuff You Need to Know About Contracts I mentioned earlier…
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Seven Tips for Sellers
The following tips and techniques have been picked up from the front lines of project management and might be helpful to both seller organizations and project managers in their efforts to get the most from their contracted project work and business relationships:
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Tips for Buyers
The following tips and techniques have been picked up from the front line of project management and might be helpful to both buyer organizations and project managers in their efforts to get the most from their outsourced project arrangements:
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Ten Proven Principles of Vendor Management
The following ten fundamental principles will guide your efforts in managing vendor relationships:
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First, Let’s Clarify a Few Terms
For the sake of clarity and brevity, let’s review a few terms and touch on the focus. By vendor, I mean the seller organization—the organization that is contracted to provide product or services. I generally refer to the client organization—the organization purchasing the services—as the buyer. The use of buyer and seller terms here is consistent…