Every project requires all the input required for a successful execution. Identifying the required input is an essential part of this process which should actually occur way before the project starts.
Information Technology (IT) projects that have organizational wide impact in its outcomes, sometimes require even much more involvement across diverse departments. The task of identifying the right people may seem daunting at first, especially when it appears that ‘everyone’ is actually needed for success. One question to ask is: Do you want a slow paced or a quick paced IT project? The answer will ultimately determine how you select the project members and departments required as part of the project.
For instance, if an IT project – based on expert assessments and projections would take 6 months to be executed, a project concluded within this timeframe or slightly over would be considered to be using a quick-paced approach while a project that takes even longer to complete say, 36 months if completed at all would be considered to be using a slow-paced approach.
Regardless of how involving the project may be, and how much apparently ‘everyone’ is needed for its success: it is actually not possible to carry everyone along in the true sense of the word – not during the project execution.
While on a conscious level most organizations never ask this question, they actually inadvertently pick a side directly affecting the timely and successfully delivery of its IT projects. It is therefore important to have this question asked from the onset to guide the entire project members selection process. This has to be consciously considered with all seriousness to avoid delays and unnecessary project extensions.
Information Technology changes at a very fast pace – what was relevant a year ago may no longer be relevant now. IT projects which started two years ago may no longer be relevant to the direction of the business two years down the line if not already completed, delivered and in full operation within the business. Varying factors like new software versions and their updates released during project execution may totally change the underlying business value that brought the project into existence in the first place. It is therefore ultimately important to deliver on IT projects as quickly as possible in the best and most successful way possible to get the best value out of it.
We have to live life with a sense of urgency so not a minute is wasted. – Les Brown
“Do you want a slow paced or a quick paced IT project?”
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