Mapping For Success

Question:  What is the primary cause of project failure? 

Answer:  It varies by person and company.  Projects fail for a number of reasons including unclear goals and objectives, poor planning, poor tracking, and insufficient communication.  Sometimes Project Leaders/Organizations just don’t know how to manage all of the details and requirements of a project. 

Concern:  You or your company do not have a formalized process for starting, tracking, and closing projects.

Potential Solution:  Idea Mapping 

As I shared with the Delaware participants, in my Project Management seminar, a few weeks ago, Idea Mapping can help you organize your thoughts and serve as a visual for you and your team to monitor your project.  You can create an idea map of the project life cycle and include the details on sub-branches.  As defined in the PMBOK guide, “The project life cycle defines the phases that connect the beginning of a project to its end.”  “The transition from one phase to another . . . is usually defined by . . . some form of technical transfer or handoff.” 

I particularly like the idea of creating a separate idea map for the closing phase, for a reference and to share with others in your organization.  A few of the main branches would be Project Summary, Benefits/Things Gone Well, Lessons Learned, and Financial Analysis. 

Upon completing your project, be sure to celebrate your success!  You can even create an idea map for that! 🙂

Idea Mapping can help you with projects from creation to culmination to celebration!  View my maps and start creating your own to avoid project failure and create project success!

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