top 3 mistakes made when hiring a project manager
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Top 3 mistakes made when hiring a project manager
MISTAKE #1: HIRING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF PROJECT MANAGERS
Pardon me? What do you mean the wrong amount?
This is a chart of the effort required on a project over time
If you hire a fixed number of Project Managers, they will be in one of two scenarios:
Either they don’t have enough to do most of the time,
or they are overcommitted and at risk of burnout
A team of Project Managers provides resources as they are needed
Scaling to perfectly fit the needs of the project.
MISTAKE #2: SETTLING FOR TOO LITTLE
Every Project Manager has their own strengths and weaknesses
This could be one of the Project Mangers you are considering:
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They are an expert in Integration & Stakeholder Management
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But weak in Risk, Communications, and Procurement Management
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And here is another Project Manager
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An expert in Human Resource and Communications Management
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But weak in Risk, Quality, Procurement and Integration Management
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If you hire either one of these individuals, you get the whole package.
Their areas of expertise
And their areas of weakness
But if you hire a project management consultant, they put together a team of Project Managers,
Each with their own areas of expertise
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So you receive expert Project Management in every area.
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MISTAKE #3: PUTTING ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
Ever heard of the lottery factor?
What would be the impact if your Project Manager disappeared?
A project management consultant reduces this risk in multiple ways
We have a team approach, keeping multiple Project Managers involved
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We have a team approach, keeping multiple Project Managers involved
We have the systems and processes in place to keep project documents in a safe, secure, and central location
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We have the systems and processes in place to keep project documents in a safe, secure, and central location
We have access to a large pool of alternate and back up Project Managers
1 2 3We have a team approach, keeping multiple Project Managers involved
So in summary,
If you want to stop:
1Paying Project Managers to twiddle their thumbs OR pushing them into stress leave
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2Settling for insufficient Project Management
Paying Project Managers to twiddle their thumbs OR pushing them into stress leave
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3Gambling with the success of your project
Paying Project Managers to twiddle their thumbs OR pushing them into stress leave
Settling for insufficient Project Management
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