Are You Setting Up Projects For Success Or Failure?

There are two critical questions to ask for meaningful success in your projects for you and your team.  I'm surprised by how many don't ask these simple question that I describe in lesson "Succeed Before You Start" (Inside Strategic Relations; March 1, 2006).  What should sales and marketing management care about project management?

Unfortunately sales and marketing management know very little about project management.  Often you are promoted from the front lines of sales or marketing, not really having a management role.  This can be good, and can be bad.

It's bad when you don't understand how to manage projects.  If you're not setting yourself up for success with proper project planning, plus answering the two critical project management questions I outline for members, you could be failing before you start.

Are you doing what's necessary before a project to insure success?  Even sales and marketing management must understand project management -- it's something that will help your teams get to their targets faster with less hassle.  How would you rate your project management skills?