Part 7: common project management challenges (and how to overcome them)

Question 1

What are 5 common management challenges ?

Answer 1

1. Setting Clear goals and Objectives
2. Scope Creep
3. Budget Restrictions and changes
4. Lack of communication
5. Mismatched team skills

1. John jones sets the goal to be the GOAT,
2. Tom aspinal Creeps on him to steal the belt from him
3. Due to Budget Restrictions and changes the Cana cant make the fight between them
4. So now there is not communication between them
5. The thing is the fight is a mismatch by the way jon jones would wipe the floor with aspinal

Question 2

Explain the problem of setting goals and how to solve it.

Answer 2

The project goals must be clearly defined and realistic, failure to set clear goals can lead to poor resource and stakeholder management.

Solution: Use frameworks to set goals for example
1. SMART => Specific Measureable Atttaible, Relevand and Time-bound
2. Clear => Collaborative, Limited, Emmotional, Appreciable, and Refinable

Question 3

Explain the problem of scope creep and how to solve it.

Answer 3

This when the requiremnts of a project change from the agreed requirements of the project at its initiation

Soluitng: One way of avoiding scope creep is using methodologies like Scrum to allow the team to focus only on specific goals at a time.

Question 4

Explain the problem of budget changes and restriction, and the solution to it.

Answer 4

Scope creeps can do thesame to the project budget

solution: Project managers have to always consider the possibility of scope creep during the planing stage, to make sure the project is always on budget

Question 5

What is the problem of Lack of Commution and what is the solution?

Answer 5

Lack of commucation can lead to:
* task not beeing allocated efficiently
* Stake holders not beeing kept in the loop
* and The team not working together well

solution:
Ensure you bring you team together and settle any internal problems they may have internaly.

Question 6

What is the problem of mismatched team skill and what is the solution?

Answer 6

Projects can fail due to tasks not being assigned to the right team members witth the right skills and motivations

solution: Asses you team so you know what each membercan do and is motivated by and assign task based on skills and workload