5 Project-Planning Tips to Help You Meet Your Goals - i2e Consulting

It’s a basic business rule that the tasks performed drive the completion of the project, which in turn helps in the accomplishment of the business goals. A common mistake that most beginners make is by trying to do everything at once instead of clearly defining their priorities and working accordingly. This leads to utter chaos and more often that not, most of the tasks are done wrong or left incomplete. Here are ways one can avoid all these obstacles and smoothly achieve their business goals within well-defined deadlines.

1. Goal Defining

This is the most crucial step towards project planning. If one isn’t properly aware of the projects that they have to complete, there is no way they can efficiently reach their goals. Ideally, one should try listing all the tasks that need to be performed, grouping them together according to relevance and then dividing time accordingly.

2. Set up a commencement and an ending date

Setting deadlines along with a starting and ending date helps you arrange projects in accordance to relevance and also helps avoid procrastination. This also assists one in planning around business cycles.

3. Make a plan

A plan goes a long way when it comes to success. A good plan includes answers to questions like:

• What problem will the project solve and how will it help the organization?
• What kind of manpower and budget is required?
• What are the milestones as well as potential obstacles?
• What are the risks involved?
• How will one decide the completion of the project?

4. Set Communication Routines

Communication routines help ensure proper communication and make sure no confusions take place. It also helps the team members’ work together effectively. They also help avoid communication gaps and overcome any sort of barriers that might arise.

5. Know if and when to stop

Not all projects succeed and it’s absolutely essential to know when to pull the plug. If one doesn’t give up on time, a lot of time, energy and resources go to waste. All the above steps help one know when a project should be quit and help avoid further dragging on. Some questions that help make this decision are

• Is the goal still relevant to the organization?
• Is the planned ROI same as the current ROI?
• What is the emotional toll of continuing?
• What are the opportunity costs?

Using a Project management software provides small to large businesses an ability to juggle a number of tasks. It is a solution that helps keep them stay organized. i2e consulting offers a wide variety of project management software packages including web-based applications accessible from any location. Each software boasts its own set of features, but they all share common benefits that your business can appreciate.