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Contract and Project Management
David Sowden, The University of Hull

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Comic relief - Dilbert
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David Sowden, The University of Hull

3. Dilbert - Why projects fail
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IAG Consulting: Reasons Project Fail
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4. A first step in project management is proper planning,
which starts by selecting a good acronym
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5. The next step is to properly establish estimates for the
primary activities in the project plan
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6. Of course, the most important resource allocation is the
project manager, so you must choose wisely:
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and dilbert.com

7. Finalising the delivery date can involve some tricky
maths, it’s much easier to just add more resources:
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8. However if simply adding additional resources won’t
help, there is always an alternative approach:
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9. Once it becomes impossible to meet the project’s
carefully determined deadline, you know what must be
done:
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10. But fear not, your project can be brought to a graceful
conclusion following this standard best practice:
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and dilbert.com