It is believed that the $ 255 billion spent annually on projects in the field of information technology in the U.S., more than a quarter to burn failures and cost overruns. Professionals and project management experts have tried to respond to these failures by improving the formal systems related to program management, project management and project related technologies. Although these new approaches give better results, more than two out of three projects continue to disappoint, something is missing. Offers five key questions to ask in order to help prevent the failure of the project, we plan to all the facts, is the project sponsor support, we are faithful to this process, we honestly assess our progress and risk, and the crew pull weight? Examines the success of the project managers, who participate in these conversations, and then sets out a plan for their use in the organization. "Hide
by Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Andrew Shimberg Source: MIT Sloan Management Review 9 pages. Publication Date: July 1, 2007. Prod. #: SMR253-PDF-ENG
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