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8 12 GOLDEN RULES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS

The 12 basic rules of project management below define the focus needed to get things
done on time, within budget, and to the expectations of the stakeholders.

Rule 1: Thou Shalt Gain Consensus on Project Outcomes

If you don’t know what you intend to accomplish, it’s not likely that you will accomplish
anything of value. A project without clear expectations is really just a bunch of work
without a purpose. To be considered a success, a project must have clearly defined
goals that specify what the project looks like when it is done. It is not enough, however,
for you to know exactly what you want to do. You also have to reach consensus with the
stakeholders and team members on the project that the goals and expectations are the
right ones.

Rule 2: Thou Shalt Build the Best Team You Can

A willing, skilled, appropriately organised project team is the key to success. This is a
group of people that has to be developed because the perfect team almost never starts
out that way. Sometimes the people that are assigned may turn out to be total dummies

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